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Tracking or Trusting? When location sharing crosses the line
Manage episode 483933678 series 5385
Nearly one in five young adults think it’s normal for a partner to track their location. For many, it feels harmless, families use it for peace of mind, parents to check kids got home safe.
Couples might even see it as a sign of trust or closeness, until it starts to feel more like surveillance. But when location tracking becomes about control, not care, it crosses into tech-based coercive control.
2751 episodes
Manage episode 483933678 series 5385
Nearly one in five young adults think it’s normal for a partner to track their location. For many, it feels harmless, families use it for peace of mind, parents to check kids got home safe.
Couples might even see it as a sign of trust or closeness, until it starts to feel more like surveillance. But when location tracking becomes about control, not care, it crosses into tech-based coercive control.
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