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The origins and implications of apps that locate your loved ones

WBUR | By Grace Tatter

Published May 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM PDT

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The Endless Thread team looks at the origin and implications of apps that allow us to know where our family and friends are at all times.

Endless Thread’s Grace Tatter reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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