Do you track anyone on an app.

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Seen this elsewhere, thought it very odd, is it something you do. A friend has done it with all the family, they know where each other are at any time. I was a bit meh when she told me.

Me and my friend set it up as a laugh. I've tracked her once when she went to visit someone in Wales. Otherwise I don't bother.

I don't track my kids. They hardly ever go anywhere and usually forget to either take their phone or actually turn it on.

Ooh, I did use find my iPhone on myself once from my iPad, when I couldn't find my phone. It was in a bin bag, must have fallen out of my pocket, and it was bin day, so I was very very glad I'd set it up!

My entire family is on find my friends, my parents, my siblings, my nieces, myself and DP.

DH and I use location sharing. Handy when we are travelling and commuting.

Me and DP have the live360 app. We both work at jobs where we do a lot of travelling and odd hours. He is on call a lot and it helps me be able to plan meals without having to disturb him if I can see he's driving.

I track my DH and DS. They can also track me - it has to go both ways when you consent to it. You don't track people constantly you just check it when you want to know where they are.

It's mainly helpful for me to know if my DH has left work and how near he is to home. He is rubbish at being contactable.

I use it to see if DH has left work so I know if we should wait for him to eat or start without him. I don't like calling him at work and he doesn't like me calling.
No idea if he looks to see where I am! DC don't have phones yet.

I've got my kids on Find My friends app (and find iPhone just in case) and hubby. We don't regularly track each other but it's handy if he's wondering where I am and doesn't want to text or call just in case I'm driving (sometimes I'll pop to mum's or into work etc) and I like to be able to see if he's nearly home yet.

It's only creepy if you would mind your other half knowing where you were. We don't care so it's not an issue.

I don't like it. Do you want the app owners to know where you are at all times? For children I think it creates a false sense of security. Just because your child's phone is in the park/at a friend's house doesn't mean your child is.

My two friends and I have our locations visible to each other all the time. It started when we were individually travelling as a safety measure and then to help track each other down on nights out etc (without a drunk person having to give directions/turn location on), and we've just never turned it off. V rarely use it now except if one of us is lost or late etc and the others can easily use it to help or moan at them for having not left the house yet!

I can also see my Dad's location and he can see mine but he's currently living abroad and it helps me to feel connected to him (I can have a nosey and see where he's eating dinner etc and he can check I got home safe without disturbing me/me him).

No. Dh & I both have iPhones & know each others Apple ID though so could if we needed to via find my phone. I think it’s a sensible precaution when you have dc who have just started to go out though as long as they know it’s there.

Yes, me and DH have it. I have a long commute and quite often get held up so it's handy for DH to know when I'm on my way without us having to actually text or ring. He just gets an alert saying 'Jane has left work'.

Nope. But I have had issues with a couple of controlling ex partners harassing and stalking me. So I'm very private with my tech.

Google already knows exactly where I am all of the time anyway, because I have GPS enabled and use my phone as a sat nav, so I am not bothered about that. I get a monthly reminder from Google (as does DH) that I am location sharing and that I can switch it off at any time if I wish.

I've just been tracking my husband to see when he is coming home. We were meant to be having tea together be he didn't get the correct train so we are just finishing. I can see he has got to the the station so I know it's not long.

Not sure why that is creepy?

No, I find them controlling. It would be a red flag in a relationship if my DH wanted to track my movements or see where I was.

I had this conversation with my neighbour a couple of days ago and was surprised to hear that he and his DP use one of these apps. He said it's so he knows if his DP is caught in traffic (has a long commute), but he then said that DP makes comments like "Oh, you took ages over dinner with X (an old friend he regularly meets up with) - and I found that slightly creepy! It made me think that there must be some trust issues, although i have no idea if that's the case.

I'd use it to track my DC but not DH. We have hands-free calling in our cars and can always touch base if we need to.

We all have life 360. It can be switched off if anyone doesn't want it. Our DD switched if off when she first went to uni, but later switched it back on. Entirely her choice. I think it's ok if it's not imposed on people and not used as a spy tool.

I've used it to time picking them up from the station, cooking and also finding my DH when he got a puncture on his bicycle in some remote place. Everyone needs to remember though it doesn't necessarily find the person - just their phone.