Location-sharing apps hiding on your phone can save lives — and completely destroy relationships: ‘I catch my friends like a game’

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Popular Science

5 location-sharing apps that aren’t run by Apple or Google

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It seems Gen Z is just fine with parents knowing where they are all the time

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How To Know Which App Is Tracking Your Live Location On Your Phone: Simple Steps To Check

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Computerworld

SXSW: Location, location, location fuels mobile apps

Soon FourSquare won’t be the only cool kid on the location-based apps block: A new wave of startups, including Highlight, Zaarly, TaskRabbit and Localmind, are generating buzz at South by Southwest by ...
The Conversation

Location‑sharing apps are enabling domestic violence. But young people aren’t aware of the danger

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New York Post

Location-sharing apps hiding on your phone can save lives — and completely destroy relationships: ‘I catch my friends like a game’

Most people have easy access to location-sharing apps, but how they use them and the drama that ensues differs. For Maria-Camila Garcia (right), only her true friends let her track their whereabouts.