In the race to keep every social media app relevant, new features are a constant part of the equation. Meta announced on Aug. 6 that one of the new features they would be adding to Instagram would ...

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Let's start with the obvious: location sharing is a pretty cool example of modern technology. If a friend, family member, or partner has shared their location with you on their phone, you can open up ...

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Instagram has a new feature to share your precise real-time location with friends. There are many, many reasons you should think twice before enabling it. I’ll show you the settings you need to know.

It's been six years since I wrote about the impact of location-sharing apps on trust and relationships. Six years is a long time when it comes to technology. In those years, location tracking has ...

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The service rolled out this week, prompting confusion and safety concerns. Meta, which owns Instagram, said the feature was turned off unless users activated it. By Isabella Kwai A new Instagram ...

On any given Saturday in Boston, Beth George might tap open her iPhone’s Find My Friends app to take a quick scroll through thirty tiny dots scattered across her map. It’s not for surveillance ...