lets all share our locations with someone

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specifically while wondering around in a holiday destination on our own, but generally, really at all times. I go birdwatching, or camping, or running, and my son has my location tracked on my phone. My daughter goes on nights out, and I know where she is. My son goes to festivals, and his father can track him. Basically, all of us can be found by at least one relative, if anything unexpected happens.

Surely, most people carry phones, and surely, this function is one of the major benefits?

No. I don't want to be tracked.

I share my location with my husband and daughter and vice versa.

None of us share our location with anyone else.

No thanks.

not even if you are going walking alone in a holiday destination?

If this post is in relation to the dr going missing in Greece, it's a moot point anyway as he left his phone at the beach.

100% everyone should do this via find my friend or something. People think the police can just ping a phone, it doesn’t work the same. If you share your location you actively transmit it. The police pinging it is based off triangulating from a cell tower and really not accurate and requires effort and permission. Sharing your location if your phone dies or goes out of signal will still show your last location.

Drains my battery and my data so no, not worth it as routine.

Do whatever you want re. location tracking.

Don’t tell other people what they should do, though. It’s none of your business.

Location tracking shouldn’t be promoted as a default norm. Although it has some minor safety advantages, it’s also a common way for abusive or controlling partners and parents to control/stalk their partner or kids, and encouraging it to be considered a normal safety measure makes it a lot harder for victims to refuse it or complain.

If someone goes missing and has their phone with them, the police can usually use phone mast records to find out roughly where they’ve been anyway, so in an emergency situation there is info available without people being tracked 24/7 by loved ones.

If you’re referring to Michael Mosley, he didn’t have his phone with him so whether or not he had location sharing enabled is irrelevant.

No and no justification will make it any better

I think location sharing is brilliant when it's done with people who are safe and caring and not in a DV/ other abusive situation

@KreedKafer police can track the phone but that takes time. And in an emergency, time is of the essence.

I don't share my location with anyone, but both my phone and laptop are signed into the same Google account, and I have maps/GPS active on my phone, so I'm sure I could be found easily enough if anything happened.

Totally agree with this

This makes no sense in relation to MM. If he'd had his phone with him he'd likely have been able to find his way/get help anyway.

I don't physically share my location but if I'm going out for a run I share a saved route map of where I'll be going. I also wear a medical wristband with DH's contact details for if anyone comes across me.

I don't want to share my location. I would never go walking remotely on my own anyway especially in a foreign country.

I was previously in a controlling relationship, luckily before sharing your location was a thing but I had to tell him where I was at all times. I just wouldn't ever feel comfortable with being tracked.

Agree we do it, I would be highly unlikely to go out without my phone and/or watch as it's my music system plus bank card.

I think it will be normal for millennials and below but can't imagine the older generation being as receptive.

we don't but we tell each other where we are going and how long we will expect to be.

We have ‘find my friend’ barely ever use it, it is good if DH is picking me up as I can see how far away he is. My friend has life360 as her teenager typically forgets to tell her where he’s going. So she knows where he is if he changes plans.

It's the phone which is being location tracked, not the person. You're assuming that the two things are inseparable.

Sharing your location won't stop you being attacked though. They might find your body quicker etc but it's not all that helpful really.

My mum and my OH can see where I am on Google maps, and I can see my mum. We set it up as we live across the country and it's handy when we are travelling to/from each other (can see when to pop the kettle on, know when the travelling one has got home safely). I also use it to check my mum is at home before calling so I'm not disturbing her at work/social things

I don't have OH on mine as he doesn't go away without me.

We will add the kids when they're high school age and travelling alone to school

My DH can track me on my watch or phone whenever he wants and it gives me reassurance as I’m often out in the woods.