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Snapchat's New Snap Map Lets You Share Your Location With Friends (theverge.com)

Posted by msmash on from the features-fest dept.

Snapchat is expanding into the world of mapping. A new feature announced on Wednesday called Snap Maps will let the app's 166 million users share their locations with each other, according to a company blog post. From a report: From the default camera view, you pinch with two fingers to zoom out and see the map. Friends who have opted into sharing their location through Snap Map (it's off by default) will appear in Bitmoji form. You can share with select friends, all friends, or with no one if you pick "Ghost Mode." Snapchat is very quick to note that your location is only updated when you open the app -- so there shouldn't be any background tracking to worry about.

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  1. Karnak the Magnificent by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 2

    will now predict the headlines of six months from now: "Bug in Snapchat exposes users' positions to hackers."

  2. Off by default by fuzzyf · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Off by default is kind of impressive these days.

    Letting users opt in if they want a new feature should be the standard, not the exception.

    Well done Snapchat!

  3. Re:They should let you share with anyone by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 2

    Are you suggesting that the most important factor in deciding whether or not to hook up with somebody is their immediate proximity?

    Well, if you can't be with the one you love...