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"Location-sharing apps are shaping how we connect and communicate – especially
among younger people. Snap Map, a popular feature within Snapchat, is widely
used by teens and young adults to stay in the loop and facilitate real-time
meet-ups with friends and partners.
Meanwhile, Life360 markets itself as “Australia’s number one family safety
app”. It offers parents peace of mind through continuous, sophisticated
location tracking.
These apps determine a person’s real-time location primarily with GPS
technology that’s already in a phone. The convenience and sense of security
they provide might be appealing to many people. But they can also enable
stalking and other forms of coercive control.
The recent inquest into the murder of Lilie James starkly highlighted these
risks. However, our research on young people’s perceptions of
technology-facilitated abuse has shown many of them are not aware of the
danger."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
