Constant location-sharing is now the norm for some friend groups

guest · Aug 22, 2019

Constant location-sharing is now the norm for some friend groups
August 20, 2019
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/08/why-people-use-find-my-friends/596386/

But in recent years, sharing one’s location with friends over smartphones has become the norm for some social groups. Find My Friends, an Apple app, exists only on iPhones, but Google Maps, Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger all have location-sharing integration too.

Though it may seem creepy or unnecessary to some, for others, the ability to constantly track one another is a normalized, even welcome addition to their close relationships. This can change the dynamic of friendships in ways both good and bad, both subtle and profound.

“A lot more of the population is willing to do this, at least with some people some of the time,” says Jason Wiese, a professor in the school of computing at the University of Utah, who did a study on location-sharing in its early days, in 2011.
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