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The code is not an issue. Users shouldn't trust that their messaging app does not share their location when they ordered their messaging app to share their loca
by anoncake 6y ago
The code is not an issue. Users shouldn't trust that their messaging app does not share their location when they ordered their messaging app to share their location, that makes no sense.
- spacemanmatt 6y agoThat completely misses the point that there are users for whom location sharing is a strict no-go. Having the feature exist to pose a risk of accidental enabling or default enabling could result in death.
- anoncake 6y agoThat is not a reason to cripple the default client. Fortunately, unlike Signal and WhatsApp Telegram is not a walled garden and you can use a different client. There is no problem with location sharing being enabled by default because location sharing is not enabled by default.
- spacemanmatt 6y agoSignal is not a garden at all. It is a secure communication app that doesn't risk failing its primary mission by accident or accidental misuse. It's not trying to be a social network.
- anoncake 6y agoPlease explain what's the relevant difference between a social network and a communications app in this context. I'm not going to argue about the exact definition of walled garden, I think my point was clear.
- spacemanmatt 6y ago> not enabled by default Not now, but mistakes happen and have happened. Thanks for providing such a perfect venue to illustrate my point.
- anoncake 6y agoYes, this failure mode is not literally impossible. It also isn't literally impossible that Signal accidentally logs all communications to a central server. And as I said: If you want or need to be that careful, just use a different client.