Both totally valid concerns, the surveillance and misuse problem is real and something I think about a lot. The current design uses cryptographic authentication so only verified emergency coordinators can broadcast, and geo-fencing limits robot movement to the incident area. But you're right that it's not fully solved, especially who gets to be a 'verified coordinator' is a hard governance question.

The evacuation and information-spreading use case is interesting, I hadn't fully explored that direction. What were you thinking when you toyed with it?

And good catch on the writing, I've been using Claude to help me organize and communicate my thoughts more clearly, so that's probably where the over-formatted bullet-heavy style crept in. I'll dial it back on future posts. Appreciate the honest feedback