Telegram Trilateration: Abusing “People Near Me” and tracking people's location
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Proof of concept for abusing Telegram's "People Near Me" feature and tracking people's location
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What it is
Proof of concept for abusing Telegram's "People Near Me" feature and tracking people's location
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Mentions over time
Observed mentions: 2022-02-18 11:51:33 UTC to 2022-03-11 21:17:54 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | 2022-02-18 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-19 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 19 | 2022-02-19 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-20 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | 2022-02-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-21 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | 2022-02-21 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-22 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22 | 2022-02-22 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-23 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | 2022-02-23 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-24 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24 | 2022-02-24 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-25 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | 2022-02-25 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-26 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 2022-02-26 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-27 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | 2022-02-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-02-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | 2022-02-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | 2022-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-02 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | 2022-03-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-04 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | 2022-03-04 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-05 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | 2022-03-05 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-06 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | 2022-03-06 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-07 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | 2022-03-07 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-08 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | 2022-03-08 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-09 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | 2022-03-09 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-10 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | 2022-03-10 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-11 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | 2022-03-11 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-03-12 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
2 sourcesPOC for abusing Telegram “People Near Me” feature and tracking people's location
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