Zeyphersan
Banned
Only if they consciously post it publicly to our story. Has to be a deliberate action
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Soooo snapchat has added a very questionable feature
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Only if they consciously post it publicly to our story. Has to be a deliberate action
Jailer of Hope
Member
Wow you can look anywhere in the world. I still think it should be opt-in but it's pretty neat to see certain events this way.
No. It's more than that. If you enable location, Snapchat will publish your location on the map to your friends every time you open the app, regardless if you posted to Our Story or not. This confusion is the cause concern for the average joe.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th.../23/15864552/snapchat-snap-map-privacy-threat
LizardKing
Member
This is literally my favorite thing to ever come out of social media. Facebook did something similar a year back or so. It's so cool you can just check out what people are up to all over the world. And then see places people are hanging out and new cool things to check out. For me it's like there is finally a purpose to this shit. I don't know what is so questionable about it.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Correct, this is an important distinction. The snaps themselves are deliberately made public. However, if youre not in ghost mode every time you open the app it will put your location on the map, and your friends (by default) will be able to see it
Some people might not know it is enabled and inadvertently reveal private info (location, etc) to people who they may follow on snapchat but don't really want them to have information like that.
FreshCakes
Banned
It's a nice feature. I just wish it wasn't so accurate on the addresses lol
Sleight of Jam
Banned
Doesn't even make sense and sounds like you don't even know what we're talking about.
The moment I tried to do it I had to set my privacy setting for who could see my snaps.
Conkerkid11
Member
Not entirely sure what happens with your snaps if you enable this feature, but now that I've actually opened Snapchat and checked it out, this feature isn't enabled by default, and you actually have to open it up with that pinch zoom thing you only find out about if you viewed the update from the message they send you, it tells you all about it, and from there you're given the option to enable it or disable it for your own snaps.
This is a terribly overblown thread topic. Not only do you have to go out of your way to enable the feature, but it gives you three options to choose from, one being ghost mode where it doesn't post any of your stories through this feature, another where it only shows it to your friends, and then the public option.
Honestly, I have no remorse for people who can't comprehend when it literally says it will post your location whenever you open the app.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
People been doing this more as the years go by
Does it? These are the three steps. Step two is the important part and doesn't say it'll post your location whenever you open the app.
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simple, don't use snapchat
or any other of these 'look at me, look at me, I'm so fucking important I need to post about every fucking thing all the time' apps
Merchandise
Member
I kind of love this feature. They used to have something similar when you could see random cities' stories, but now that you can go wherever it's da bomb.
Zeyphersan
Banned
simple, don't use snapchat
or any other of these 'look at me, look at me, I'm so fucking important I need to post about every fucking thing all the time' apps
You sure showed everyone