Location sharing with spouse

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Anonymous wrote:For me this is a safety issue first and foremost. I absolutely want my husband to know where I am and vice versa. Same with our kids.

+1 Teen gets their driver’s license and these weirdos are just like “Best of luck to you!” Back in the day, before this technology, caring parents white-knuckled it until their new drivers came home. So thankful for location sharing. It absolutely reduces anxiety tremendously.

Yes, how ever did people make it through life without having the option of constantly knowing where people were at every minute of the day?!? We are SO much safer now with people driving while looking at their phones so they can track DH's pit stop at the liquor store!

We are a lot safer these days than we were 30 years ago. It's not even close.

Absolutely! And all because of location tracking technology! It's wondrous stuff.

While it may have made some situations safer, it has also made a lot more situations unsafe. If you watch crime shows / body cam footage, location tracking is used frequently for stalking, covering tracks, etc. I am not sure if it is net good or net bad when it comes to safety.

My husband and my son aren't doing any of that.

Well teens have picked up on the messaging that sharing locations is how it should be...and they share with pretty much everyone. Half their social media posts are location tagged, they share on snapchat etc. You might think this is all very innocent and safe and there is zero risk to teens sharing their locations as that is what trusting, caring people do...but what I am saying, is that actually isn't always the case.

The comment was that we are now safer in the world than 30 years ago because of location sharing - and my point was that view is a little naive. Location sharing isn't always safe.

Nothing is always safe and no one was claiming that. It's a net positive that the technology we have today allows us to be more safe.

I am not sure if it is a net positive at all.

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Anonymous wrote:For me this is a safety issue first and foremost. I absolutely want my husband to know where I am and vice versa. Same with our kids.

+1 Teen gets their driver’s license and these weirdos are just like “Best of luck to you!” Back in the day, before this technology, caring parents white-knuckled it until their new drivers came home. So thankful for location sharing. It absolutely reduces anxiety tremendously.

Yes, how ever did people make it through life without having the option of constantly knowing where people were at every minute of the day?!? We are SO much safer now with people driving while looking at their phones so they can track DH's pit stop at the liquor store!

We are a lot safer these days than we were 30 years ago. It's not even close.

Absolutely! And all because of location tracking technology! It's wondrous stuff.

I'm not sure that's true. The same technology also makes it easier for stalkers

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Anonymous wrote:For me this is a safety issue first and foremost. I absolutely want my husband to know where I am and vice versa. Same with our kids.

+1 Teen gets their driver’s license and these weirdos are just like “Best of luck to you!” Back in the day, before this technology, caring parents white-knuckled it until their new drivers came home. So thankful for location sharing. It absolutely reduces anxiety tremendously.

Yes, how ever did people make it through life without having the option of constantly knowing where people were at every minute of the day?!? We are SO much safer now with people driving while looking at their phones so they can track DH's pit stop at the liquor store!

We are a lot safer these days than we were 30 years ago. It's not even close.

Absolutely! And all because of location tracking technology! It's wondrous stuff.

While it may have made some situations safer, it has also made a lot more situations unsafe. If you watch crime shows / body cam footage, location tracking is used frequently for stalking, covering tracks, etc. I am not sure if it is net good or net bad when it comes to safety.

My husband and my son aren't doing any of that.

Well teens have picked up on the messaging that sharing locations is how it should be...and they share with pretty much everyone. Half their social media posts are location tagged, they share on snapchat etc. You might think this is all very innocent and safe and there is zero risk to teens sharing their locations as that is what trusting, caring people do...but what I am saying, is that actually isn't always the case.

The comment was that we are now safer in the world than 30 years ago because of location sharing - and my point was that view is a little naive. Location sharing isn't always safe.

Nothing is always safe and no one was claiming that. It's a net positive that the technology we have today allows us to be more safe.

I am not sure if it is a net positive at all.

+1 but the tech companies have done an outstanding job marketing

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Anonymous wrote:For me this is a safety issue first and foremost. I absolutely want my husband to know where I am and vice versa. Same with our kids.

+1 Teen gets their driver’s license and these weirdos are just like “Best of luck to you!” Back in the day, before this technology, caring parents white-knuckled it until their new drivers came home. So thankful for location sharing. It absolutely reduces anxiety tremendously.

Yes, how ever did people make it through life without having the option of constantly knowing where people were at every minute of the day?!? We are SO much safer now with people driving while looking at their phones so they can track DH's pit stop at the liquor store!

We are a lot safer these days than we were 30 years ago. It's not even close.

Absolutely! And all because of location tracking technology! It's wondrous stuff.

While it may have made some situations safer, it has also made a lot more situations unsafe. If you watch crime shows / body cam footage, location tracking is used frequently for stalking, covering tracks, etc. I am not sure if it is net good or net bad when it comes to safety.

My husband and my son aren't doing any of that.

Well teens have picked up on the messaging that sharing locations is how it should be...and they share with pretty much everyone. Half their social media posts are location tagged, they share on snapchat etc. You might think this is all very innocent and safe and there is zero risk to teens sharing their locations as that is what trusting, caring people do...but what I am saying, is that actually isn't always the case.

The comment was that we are now safer in the world than 30 years ago because of location sharing - and my point was that view is a little naive. Location sharing isn't always safe.

Nothing is always safe and no one was claiming that. It's a net positive that the technology we have today allows us to be more safe.

I am not sure if it is a net positive at all.

+1 but the tech companies have done an outstanding job marketing

Or you're just technology averse like so many old farts before you.

We find knowing each other's location extremely helpful. No one is forcing you to use it.

[Anonymous]

Wow, this thread has been a real eye opener.

First, if you are fighting to protect your right to be UNFINDABLE by your spouse or children, for a period of time, the "find my iphone" software is not your issue.

You need to work on something else in your personal relationships. Either someone is smothering you or making you feel like you may need to flee them at some point. Or you are doing something you don't want to get caught doing.

Normal, healthy couples who trust each other and have well regulated personal boundaries have no problem with knowing where their spouses are. They don't abuse the privilege and it provides an added layer of safety for all parties.