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Oh, my. Not a personal attack, for sure. Why? It just seemed a bit obvious to me. If I post a review, with my account, I have been there, right? And if I post

Oh, my. Not a personal attack, for sure. Why? It just seemed a bit obvious to me. If I post a review, with my account, I have been there, right? And if I post a lot of reviews month after month in a certain place, I probably live there, right? This has nothing to do about being tech savvy. It's not about IP geolocation or recognizing user locations from random photos. I understand the OSINT part as well. But the tool claims to be able to extract some info that should not be public (device info, installed apps). But it cannot.

mettamage 6y ago
> Why? > Don't post reviews all around where you live, then. Again, I don't mind, as I know letters without tone of voice are tough to interpret (and you don't seem to be downvoted anymore). But because you're using the imperative (I hope I use that word right), it can come across accusatory. It's possible that some people then imagine a bit of a negative tone of voice in such a statement. I know I do, and then I remind myself that I'm reading letters and that the imagined tone of voice (and whatever it might imply) is purely made up by myself. But some people may not do that. > It just seemed a bit obvious to me. If I post a review, with my account, I have been there, right? And if I post a lot of reviews month after month in a certain place It is obvious. Except for people that it isn't obvious too. I have a lot of family members who wouldn't think about this. They have a hard time using WhatsApp (barely able) or filling out tax forms. I don't see them immediately realizing that filling out Google reviews would leave them exposed in such a way.
- mam2 6y ago
  Weve got Snowflakes Inc. checking in right there ><
- alanfranz 6y ago
  > I don't see them immediately realizing that filling out Google reviews would leave them exposed in such a way. I have that kind of family members as well. But they don't leave reviews on Google Maps, because they wouldn't know how to do that or why. And their home address is still on the White Pages, so.... I don't think it's a problem for them. The question is: is there somebody who is a) able to use Google Maps - which implies a rough understanding of how it works - and b) able to leave reviews about a place they have been, that is then unable to realize that a review says "I have been there at that time" and that multiple reviews may suggest the (approximate) place where they live?

mettamage 6y ago

> Why? > Don't post reviews all around where you live, then. Again, I don't mind, as I know letters without tone of voice are tough to interpret (and you don't seem to be downvoted anymore). But because you're using the imperative (I hope I use that word right), it can come across accusatory. It's possible that some people then imagine a bit of a negative tone of voice in such a statement. I know I do, and then I remind myself that I'm reading letters and that the imagined tone of voice (and whatever it might imply) is purely made up by myself. But some people may not do that. > It just seemed a bit obvious to me. If I post a review, with my account, I have been there, right? And if I post a lot of reviews month after month in a certain place It is obvious. Except for people that it isn't obvious too. I have a lot of family members who wouldn't think about this. They have a hard time using WhatsApp (barely able) or filling out tax forms. I don't see them immediately realizing that filling out Google reviews would leave them exposed in such a way.

mam2 6y ago
Weve got Snowflakes Inc. checking in right there ><
alanfranz 6y ago
> I don't see them immediately realizing that filling out Google reviews would leave them exposed in such a way. I have that kind of family members as well. But they don't leave reviews on Google Maps, because they wouldn't know how to do that or why. And their home address is still on the White Pages, so.... I don't think it's a problem for them. The question is: is there somebody who is a) able to use Google Maps - which implies a rough understanding of how it works - and b) able to leave reviews about a place they have been, that is then unable to realize that a review says "I have been there at that time" and that multiple reviews may suggest the (approximate) place where they live?