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Snap Maps

HOW TO: Use Ghost Mode to turn off Snapchat’s latest Snap Map feature

A whole bunch of my mom-friends are buzzing about Snapchat’s latest Snap Map feature that shows their teen’s avatar location on a map – right down to the cross street. Wired called it “stalkerish,” while a whole host of other…

July 7, 2017

Home & Family, Online Safety, Wired Well

Worried about Snapchat location tracking your teens? I’m not. Here’s why:

On June 21, Snapchat launched a feature – Snap Map – that caused parents, law enforcement, and some reporters to fret wildly about the safety of teenagers using Snapchat. Snap Map shows people on Snapchat where their friends are, on a map,…

July 5, 2017