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‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing (www.theguardian.com)
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[-] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 28 points 10 months ago

My partner and I used to use location sharing pretty much 100% of the time. We just felt better knowing we could find each other.

But today, we do not, because the trust is shattered.

Google just cannot be trusted with our locations.

[-] Routhinator@startrek.website 13 points 10 months ago

Home Assistant

[-] suodrazah@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Seconded.

And having each other's location is really helpful. I'm nervous if my partner doesn't know where I am.

[-] Routhinator@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah my wife has MS and I worry when shes late that she is having trouble. And I go hiking in the bush so its good if she has my approximate location

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

(And hoping the location sharing doesnt leak to other applications).

[-] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

We switched to Fairphones running e/OS so we have pretty solid control of that. Im looking forward to postmarketOS being a bit more stable.

[-] Joeffect@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

they still have it... if your using an android phone at least... and your cell provider...

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

Same for any other phone manufacturer. I won't trust Apple any more than I do with Google.

The only ones I'd actually trust to keep it somewhat private and probably LineageOS and GrapheneOS (no experience with gOS)

[-] markko@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

There are options that don't use Google et al.

[-] bystander@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

So you have suggestions?

[-] kanishk@leminal.space 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[-] toaskoas@procial.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

@bystander@lemmy.ca
ZoodLocation works god. There is also traccar. But its a little bit complicated.

[-] markko@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It's not something I've used very much as I don't have much need for it, but I have used Locus a few times and I'm pretty comfortable with their privacy policy compared to the vast majority of other options.

[-] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

You are still sharing it with google if you have an android phone lol

[-] Bluewing@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

And you don't think iPhones and Apple don't know your location?

[-] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago

When did I ever say that? Why would you just assume that since I said google is tracking your location I just being using an iPhone and thibk that apple is better? Fuck apple and google they both suck. Dont use either of them.

[-] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

We use a self hosted reitti instance instead now

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