It's perfect for something like a protest, especially if you're worried about a (non-local) adversary flooding the network with irrelevant information. See som

It's perfect for something like a protest, especially if you're worried about a (non-local) adversary flooding the network with irrelevant information. See some of the coverage on the use of FireChat in Hong Kong (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/tech/mobile/tomorrow-transformed-firechat/ http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/tech/mobile/tomorrow-transform...). Along a similar vein, I could see localized information being very useful during an emergency or natural disaster. "Downed power lines on Main Street" means different things depending on the poster's geography.