Pleased with your new Xbox and wanting to share a photo with the rest of the world? You might want to think twice, as you could be an opportunist thief’s next victim, particularly if you’re Snapchatting a week on holiday in a different country, suggesting your home is empty and an easy target.Ĭhildren aged 13 and above are allowed to download and use Snapchat (with parental permission), and indeed teenagers are some of the most prolific users of the app. Making your location public rather than private means you really don’t know who is watching your Snaps. Screenshot of Snap Map taken by Heather Saunders. The Snap Map can lead people right to your front door, or if you’re using the app often and have location-sharing switched on, you could be letting people know exactly where you are, even more often throughout your day. You might have had a particularly bad Tinder date and never want to see that person again, or more seriously, a violent ex-partner who you need to avoid. Revealing your exact location to your Snapchat friends may make stalkers’ jobs easier, if you aren’t aware of the different privacy settings available for location-sharing while using the app. What are some of the issues that police (and others) might have with this seemingly fun update?
The latest Snapchat release has seen police issuing hasty warnings to users of the app, with the new ‘Snap Map’ feature raising a range of questions relating to privacy.
Snapchat, an app which allows users to share photos and videos which delete themselves after a few seconds, is used by 166 million people worldwide.
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