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People keep saying sensitive, but I cannot think of a single thing these friends could possibly do with the information of where I am. Is this a mobster movie

People keep saying sensitive, but I cannot think of a single thing these friends could possibly do with the information of where I am. Is this a mobster movie and they're going to hire a hitman? Are they going to follow me around and steal my car or break into my house? What exactly is the threat model I'm trying to mitigate here? Why wouldn't I give my mother my location? Because I figure it would trigger a series of invasive or annoying conversations. That's it, that's the worst thing I can imagine, an annoying conversation. >It’s also possible to share your location in ways that aren’t private My phone, and Apple already know my location. I'm not changing that whether or not I share my location with people.

iamnothere 1y ago
You’re not being creative enough, maybe because you haven’t run into bad people before. I have known of people who: * Picked a “friend’s” lock when they weren’t home and looked around the house (I feel like they did more, but that’s all I know) * Did various petty acts of vandalism to an ex (stealing outdoor plants and decor, throwing glass bottles into the yard, that sort of thing) * Spray painted the car of someone that they didn’t like * Smashed an ex’s windshield with a concrete block And that’s just what I can think of from the top of my head. These days there’s also SWATting and other serious forms of harassment. Location data isn’t required for this kind of harassment, but it definitely makes it easier to pull off. There are plenty of twisted people who get a kick out of hurting others, often due to petty reasons like jealousy or injured pride. And you may not know what they are capable of until you hear about what they’ve done, after the fact. This is not to say that you shouldn’t trust anyone, but you should be judicious with your trust. If you had a safe containing $10 million in gold, you probably wouldn’t give the combination to every single one of your friends. Now maybe your 24/7 location data isn’t that valuable, but it’s not worthless. You should consider valuing it more highly.

iamnothere 1y ago

You’re not being creative enough, maybe because you haven’t run into bad people before. I have known of people who: * Picked a “friend’s” lock when they weren’t home and looked around the house (I feel like they did more, but that’s all I know) * Did various petty acts of vandalism to an ex (stealing outdoor plants and decor, throwing glass bottles into the yard, that sort of thing) * Spray painted the car of someone that they didn’t like * Smashed an ex’s windshield with a concrete block And that’s just what I can think of from the top of my head. These days there’s also SWATting and other serious forms of harassment. Location data isn’t required for this kind of harassment, but it definitely makes it easier to pull off. There are plenty of twisted people who get a kick out of hurting others, often due to petty reasons like jealousy or injured pride. And you may not know what they are capable of until you hear about what they’ve done, after the fact. This is not to say that you shouldn’t trust anyone, but you should be judicious with your trust. If you had a safe containing $10 million in gold, you probably wouldn’t give the combination to every single one of your friends. Now maybe your 24/7 location data isn’t that valuable, but it’s not worthless. You should consider valuing it more highly.