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		crispyambulance on Jan 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telegram publishes users' locations online Wow Telegram ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Most folks would be inclined to look under "Settings" rather than "Contacts" for something like this. How strange!

whomst on Jan 5, 2021 [–]

To be fair, it doesn't ask for permissions until you click on it, and (on iOS at least) the permission isn't automatically granted. This all looks above board IMHO

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