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How does this work? Broadcast a really strong WiFi signal?
Usually on similar apps the messages go to their servers (over 3/4G) along with your location info, and then they re-route it back to all the users whose reported location is close to yours. An exception was FireChat, which built a mesh network using the Bluetooh & Wifi-based connectivity API provided by iOS called "Multipeer Connectivity Framework", so you could talk to someone far away as long as there were other u…
The about, privacy, and terms links are all dead. Is this an open protocol/api or a closed environment? It looks like a commercially backed app. What is the business model here? Paid access or advertising?
The "privacy" ( http://www.zonemessenger.com/privacy ) and "terms" ( http://www.zonemessenger.com/terms ) should give you two static pdf's. On my side it's only the "about" link that is dead (will be my personal website). If "privacy"/"terms" really don't work on your side let me know! As of now there is no commercial backing what so ever. It's mealy a side-project that finally got finished. And for now there is also…
Please update that 2015 Copyright
How does this work? Broadcast a really strong WiFi signal?
You could also break things down by geofence, but that would work better for a city chat since there would need to be overlapping fences otherwise you could be next to someone and not see their messages.
There are other ways to do it, but if you are going to use Internet connectivity, that's the simplest I believe.
I would be careful about this. Could definitely be used for bullying by kids - would suggest you come up with a strong mechanism/policy for banning users!
Technology can be used for good and for bad, this tech is no different in that respect.
Please update that 2015 Copyright
Why everyone is still adding such copyright notice if it's optional after 1989 and gives no additional protection?