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Who do you “share your location” with? Mother and father? Companions? Associates? When do you take away the entry? When do you assume somebody crosses the road with understanding your location?
Readers had an fascinating dialog final week about somebody who needed her husband to examine in when he arrived and left an occasion, with loads of readers saying that is what “share your location” is for. And I’ve undoubtedly appreciated having the ability to see my husband’s location if he is touring, or my son’s location (by way of an Apple AirTag) if he is on a college subject journey for just a few days. We additionally put AirTags inside any baggage we examine.
However generally issues strike me as a bit bizarre. I’ve two mother pals who began sharing location years in the past throughout a shared household trip and by no means actually stopped, and the Mother 2 will remark, regularly, on Mother 1’s location and whereabouts. I perceive that she is not trying up Mother 1’s location (since you simply see everybody suddenly, no less than with Discover My iPhone), however it nonetheless strikes me as overstepping typical boundaries amongst pals.
In the meantime, one member of the family (love you for those who’re studying this!) can be a bit fixated on Discover My iPhone — if somebody is late to dinner they will examine in on the latecomer, and regularly will watch, with rapt consideration, as their sibling makes their method residence from live shows or different outings. It is sort of amusing as a result of this member of the family falls asleep throughout each TV present or film, however it is not an issue to look at Discover My iPhone for 45 minutes or extra.
I may see location sharing being bizarre in different methods, like with friendships which have grown a bit colder than they as soon as have been. Would not you be offended to see the “Jane stopped sharing her location with you” notification? Or with an ex with whom you share custody — I can see “share your location” being useful so you recognize when/the place the ex and your baby are in the event that they’re late, however I may see it being method an excessive amount of info to have about an ex, even for those who’re on good phrases.
Readers, what are your ideas — whom do you share your location with, how do you deal with it while you need to cease sharing your location, and the way typically do you personally use Discover My iPhone to search out somebody or one thing?
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