Location Privacy

State diagram

stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> Suspended
    Suspended --> Resumed : resume > suspend (toggle on, confirmed)
    Resumed --> Suspended : suspend > resume (toggle off, confirmed)

    state Resumed {
        [*] --> Hidden
        Hidden --> Approximate : enters offsideMeters radius
        Approximate --> NearApproximate : enters nearbyMeters radius (exactNearLocation off)
        Approximate --> NearExact : enters nearbyMeters radius (exactNearLocation on)
        NearApproximate --> Approximate : leaves nearby radius
        NearExact --> Approximate : leaves nearby radius
        Approximate --> Exact : exactLocationAtDistance on (account > 6 months)
        Exact --> Approximate : leaves offside radius
    }

    Resumed --> MeetAndChat : user advertises "open to meet & chat"
    MeetAndChat --> Resumed : session suspended / time expires

    note right of MeetAndChat
        Overrides every tier above except
        Protected Locations. Any user sees
        exact location within 200m of the
        declared meeting point.
    end note
    

States

State	Meaning
Suspended	Master switch off — nothing about this member's location is shared.
Hidden	Resumed, but beyond the visibility cut-off (offsideMeters).
Approximate	Within the cut-off radius; only distance is shared, not coordinates.
NearApproximate / NearExact	Inside the near-event radius (nearbyMeters); accuracy depends on exactNearLocation.
Exact	Full coordinates shared regardless of distance (exactLocationAtDistance, 6-month account minimum).
MeetAndChat	Temporary override — exact location shared within 200m of a declared meeting point.

Reading the diagram

• The inner region only runs while the outer state is Resumed — suspending location sharing collapses straight back to Suspended regardless of which inner tier was active.
• offsideMeters and nearbyMeters are the two radius sliders that decide which inner transition fires.
• Protected Locations are not shown as a state here because they act as a device-local override applied underneath every tier, including MeetAndChat.