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I figured that "allow once, approximate location" would be sufficient for the privacy conscious. A little scared to make it selectable, as it would make it muc
by pg5 2y ago
I figured that "allow once, approximate location" would be sufficient for the privacy conscious.
A little scared to make it selectable, as it would make it much easier for spammers/scammers to target locations, as the only verification is email. I do realize they can still change their location that with an emulator.
- 999900000999 2y agoYou're only keeping honest people out. It's trivial to spoof location on Android.
- feoren 2y ago> A little scared to make it selectable, as it would make it much easier for spammers/scammers to target locations, as the only verification is email. I do realize they can still change their location that with an emulator. So there's not really any hurdle at all for automated spammers who can fake their location easily, but you're making it more difficult for genuine users anyway?
- pg5 2y agoMy thought process was that clicking allow or allow once would be less difficult for genuine users than searching for their city.
- hyperadvanced 2y agoIMO you’re losing more people due to the location requirement than you are gaining a bad rap from scammers/spammers. I just went through the exact experience of the above poster, I blanket deny loc tracking.
- jolmg 2y agoThe concern's probably that in order for location tracking to not give you their exact home location, they'd have to drive a good distance away from their home or something before allowing it once. That doesn't seem less difficult than searching for the city from the comfort of their home.
- AlecSchueler 2y agoKeep in mind the privacy concerns of the HN are significantly higher than for normal people. It might not be much of an issue at all. That said, one thing that is useful with being able to select a city is that it would allow me to browse my home city when I'm abroad, or look for people to play with while I'm traveling. Tinder offers this as a premium feature.
- notfed 2y agoThen support both?
- HelmetFigNewton 2y agoI don't think he's making it more difficult. How is automatic "more difficult" than manually typing in your city?
- mmclar 2y agoWhat if I'm not in the location I care about? Musicians are famously people who are often on the road.
- earthnail 2y agoGreat premium feature. Like on Tinder. Put location choice behind a paywall; keeps fake profiles out, too.
- earthnail 2y agoI think asking for location is perfectly sensible and the right thing to do. Track how many people say no, but if the opt out rate is too high, work on the wording to increase the rate before you allow manually entering a city.