How to share your smartphone location with loved ones—not big tech

In the Google Maps app, tap on your profile photo, then tap Location sharing  (Photo: Mint)Premium
In the Google Maps app, tap on your profile photo, then tap Location sharing  (Photo: Mint)
 wsj 6 min read . Updated: 09 Sep 2022, 01:10 AM IST Nicole Nguyen, The Wall Street Journal

Apple’s Find My and Google Maps have become a new kind of social network. Just be sure you know who can find you on a map, and what they do with that info

Tracking friends and family members on a map was once considered Big Brother-style surveillance. Sharing our location with loved ones on services such as Apple’s Find My and Google Maps is now normal, even if those people are far, far away.

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