Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Smart Income LibrarySmart Income Library

Tech News

Snapchat makes it easier for parents to request their teen’s real-time location

The Snapchat ghost icon in white, on a rust red and black background
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Once known only for its self-destructing pics, Snapchat has steadily evolved its location-oriented social media features. It’s leaned further into that identity with real-time location sharing features in recent years, and now it’s tweaking the experience to give parents new control and insight directly from the Family Center.

Parents will soon see an option in the Family Center to request their teen’s locations and vice versa. They’ll also be able to more easily view who else their child is sharing their location with, just like they can for other privacy settings.

The feature will roll out alongside other new location and privacy tools in the coming weeks, including the ability to set up automatic travel alerts that notify family…

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Politics

Sister Stephanie Schmidt had a hunch about what her fellow nuns would discuss over dinner at their Erie, Pennsylvania, monastery on Wednesday night. The...

Politics

In the final three weeks of the presidential race, former president Donald Trump and his advisers have attacked one particular foe more than three...

Politics

“And there’s very few states that benefit like you do from fracking. I mean, you have 500,000 jobs.” — Former president Donald Trump, remarks...

Politics

MADISON, Wis. — Early voting kicked off in this battleground state this week with computer delays and long lines. Voters waited as long as...