Smart AI
The Smart AI is the algorithm behind Nearby's recommendations and suggestions: events, points of interest, content and people you might be interested in.
What it's based on
The Smart AI only uses:
- the interests you've chosen;
- the Smart FingerPrint stored on your device (see below).
It recommends items that match your interests and are near you. Suggested users have interests similar to yours or are nearby.
- The Smart AI is installed and runs entirely on our servers: we don't use external services, to protect privacy and limit any possible data leak.
- Your location is only used to find the nearest items.
- The Smart AI doesn't suggest sponsored content: its recommendations are based only on preferences.
- Suggested content follows the Community guidelines and doesn't include content awaiting moderation.
Smart FingerPrint
The Smart FingerPrint is a set of encrypted data stored on your device. Every time recommendations are requested, it is sent to the server, decrypted, used for the suggestions and kept no longer than necessary. It contains:
- your current location;
- the times when you use the app most;
- your latest activity in the app.
Data retention
Smart FingerPrint data doesn't stay on our servers any longer than necessary. Deletion is always automatic and happens when the servers are least busy, as quickly as possible.
If you have questions, or to request a summary of the data we keep, write to [email protected].
No profiling
We don't do any kind of profiling: the Smart AI is there to give useful recommendations, not to sell you something or spy on you. Everything stays on our servers, everything is transparent, everything is in the user's hands.
The Smart AI in the web app
- 📱 Web mobile
- 💻 Web desktop
- 📲 App
Press and hold a point on the map to discover a city with the Smart AI: see Smart AI suggestions.
Right-click a point on the map to discover a city with the Smart AI: see Smart AI suggestions.
The guide of the app is on its way
We are preparing the pages about the Nearby Community app for iPhone and Android, with its screens. In the meantime you can download it for free from the stores.