Family locator or voluntary check-in?
Continuous tracking, temporary map or point-in-time confirmation: consent, minimisation, autonomy, duration, revocation and limits.
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Privacy and consent
How to share location and status only with explicit consent from the people involved, while minimising the data collected.
Choose recipients, location sharing and permissions with explicit consent and only for as long as needed.
Family safety without surveillance
Family safety does not need an always-on map. A voluntary agreement with light routines, personal contacts, minimal data and the right to withdraw.
Read the guideHealth information in a family group: how many people see it?
Minimise health data, choose channel and recipients, account for forwarding and screenshots, review members and less invasive alternatives.
Read the guideWhatsApp, Telegram and safety apps: comparing privacy
Privacy compared across WhatsApp, Telegram and safety apps: encryption, cloud storage, recipients, backups, metadata and the practical limits of each.
Read the guideQuarterly location and notification permission review
A periodic iOS and Android check reviews consent, location, and notifications after updates or changes.
Read the guideShare location only when needed: a guide to data minimisation
A practical guide to no location, one point and live sharing: purpose, consent, recipients, duration, stopping and fallback.
Read the guideA shared plan instead of remote control
Replace remote control with shared decisions: minimum data, roles, autonomy, boundaries, changes and human backups.
Read the guideTelegram live location or a check-in without continuous tracking?
Live location temporarily follows a route; a check-in with a chosen point communicates an outcome. Compare duration, withdrawal, accuracy, consent and backup.
Read the guideHow to write an agreement with a trusted contact
Purpose, data, limits and withdrawal should be accepted without pressure.
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