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Föderation EN Sa 05.04.2025 03:18:10 Poll time! Do you use What3Words? Given the feedback I've received, I updated the poll options to better reflect the sentiment. Interestingly, I've made polls & posts about some pretty taboo subjects, but (short of the Tesla post that got me a few death threats last month) this poll has been the thing that seems to have garnered the most negative responses to date. TIL people on Fedi have stronger feelings about a proprietary map system than about what counts as having had sex. 0% Yes 64 Stimmabgaben, bis So 06.04.2025 14:39:20 |
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Föderation EN Sa 05.04.2025 06:17:35 Q: Do you use What Three Words? What Three Words has been shown to be inadequate and even dangerous for emergency services use. There's a website listing the many failures at https://w3w.me.ss/ It's probably OK for pizza delivery, if you're willing to install yet another corporate surveillance app... |
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Föderation EN Sa 05.04.2025 13:48:04 @bobjonkman this is an actually useful critique of W3W, with sources! Thank you 😊 I agree with the issues, and wouldn't use it for critical services (like emergency rescue, for sure!), though I think some are just as bad with other systems (such as lat/lon and numbers being easily transposed). I've never installed the app, I've just used the site in a private browser, so it knows the *someone's* location. |
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Föderation EN Sa 05.04.2025 14:35:42 @alice @bobjonkman I'm aware of W3W, but the proprietary nature of its algorithm has turned me off from ever considering using it. I really like Open Location Codes (or Plus Codes) as an alternative. Yes, it was designed by Google, but the algorithm is open and has been incorporated into apps not run by surveillance companies. My only criticism is that it lacks a specification for a check digit. |
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Föderation EN Sa 05.04.2025 16:30:26 @alice @bobjonkman https://cybergibbons.com/security-2/why-what3words-is-not-suitable-for-safety-critical-applications/ |
