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> Using the sensors on a recipient’s phone, icons tell you whether that person is on the move (walking or driving), how the person is connected to the network,
by IvyMike 12y ago
> Using the sensors on a recipient’s phone, icons tell you whether that person is on the move (walking or driving), how the person is connected to the network, and even what time zone she’s in.
Seems like an awful lot of privacy to give up.
- nmjohn 12y agoYep, I can see it now. "I see you're at home so I know you're not out doing something, why aren't you responding to me???" - From a parent, significant other, boss, etc. Society in general doesn't really "accept" the notion of I'm busy doing my own thing, or I simply have no interest in talking to you right now. If I couldn't disable that, the app would be a non-starter for me.
- Swizec 12y agoFunny you say that. It took me years to make my mum understand the concept of working from home. Whereas people my age seem to grasp instantly that if I'm home, I'm at my busiest.
- pavel_lishin 12y agoI'd wager that in our various parents' generations (no idea how old you are) one of the biggest factors that determined whether you could chat with someone on the phone was whether someone was there to see you do it. If you're at work, your boss can catch you 'using company time to handle personal tasks'; at home, nobody is there to watch you like a hawk.
- Swizec 12y ago> at home, nobody is there to watch you like a hawk. Which is really the main point of working from home. The freedom to work without the needless pressure and thus getting more done.
- GuiA 12y agoIf it were to communicate with everyone sure, but for my significant other and 3-5 closest friends, not at all.