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The social etiquette of sharing location

The social etiquette of sharing location

It's Been a Minute vor 9 Monaten

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Is location tracking building relationships? Or ruining them?

Four in ten U.S. adults share their locations with at least one
person. But while it’s convenient – is it a violation of privacy?
And who really needs to know where you are? We're getting
into how location sharing became a norm, the pros and cons, and how
to turn it off without making things weird.

Brittany breaks it all down with Gina Cherelus, New York
Times styles reporter and writer of their Third Wheel dating
column, and Tatum Hunter, internet culture reporter at The
Washington Post.

(0:00) Who shares their location and why?
(3:21) Sharing with your friends vs. your boyfriend
(5:27) How location sharing became a social norm
(9:30) What are the benefits of sharing your location?
(14:21) What do companies get from knowing your location?
(15:40) Why it can be damaging to share location with people
(17:20) The awkwardness of stopping sharing location
(19:29) How location sharing is redefining "privacy"

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