News Updates on Facebook

140417111743-facebook-nearby-friends-horizontal-gallery “Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook will always know where you are too” (cnn.com/technology). Facebook has a new gadget on their mobile app called, “Nearby Friends” so your friends can track you in live. Why, you ask? This social media is so that it will make it easier for people to meet up. However, people won’t be able to see where you’re at unless, you want live-tracking turned on on your Facebook account settings. Because Facebook does let you choose who can see what on your page, and if you want it to be private or not, the new gadget will let you decide who can and cannot track you. Not only can you track down a friend, but you can also see which friends are near you from a mile or two away or their time being at the location. How is this different from Instagram, Twitter, etc. “Cheak-In”? Cheak-In states where you’ve taken a photo or where your eating. Nearby Friends tells your exact location and the time being there. Also you had the option weather or not you want people to know, and who specifically you want to share it with, even when you are not on the Facebook app. Personally, I don’t mind Nearby Friends because you do have the option weather or not you want it on and who gets to track you down, but then again I would’t want people tracking me down and inviting my privacy. Is this what the police and FBI are gonna start using?

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