Instagram’s new Map feature lets you share your location with friends in real-time, but the addition has prompted concerns over privacy and safety.
Added on Wednesday for U.S. users, the Snap Maps-like tool allows you to see nearby friends on a Map, accessible through the Messages tab. You can also see posts tied to specific locations by friends or creators you follow, if they have opted in for location sharing (which is, importantly, off by default).
Instagram’s new Map feature lets you track friends in real-time
There’s always another side to location sharing tools beyond the fun and practicality of it all. Location sharing can give third-party advertisers a solid picture of the places you visit and how often. But location sharing can also be co-opted by creeps and even used in cases of domestic digital abuse.
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