The INSIDER Summary:
- On Wednesday, Snapchat released a new feature called Snap Map that lets you see exactly where your friends are.
- People are making fun of the new feature, calling it "creepy" and "too much."
- If you don't want to share your location with your friends, however, just turn on Ghost Mode.
Snapchat's latest feature is a location map that lets your friends see exactly where you are.
Announced on Wednesday in a blog post, the new feature also lets you see photos, videos, and breaking news from select places around the world.
Snap Map is easy enough to use. Just pinch out on Snapchat's main camera screen and start exploring. It's a lot like Apple's Find My Friends, but with more interactive options and Bitmojis (if you've connected the app to Snapchat).
It didn't take too long for people to start mocking Snap Map on Twitter. One user called it a "super creeper feature" while another pointed out how easy it would be for a stalker to find you.
This is how you get stalked, kidnapped & murdered https://t.co/VtPVoi2uR9
— - (@susdrax) June 22, 2017
WOW SNAPCHAT WAY TO GO WITH THE SUPER CREEPER FEATURE OF FINDING YOUR SNAP FRIENDS ON A MAP OF THEIR EXACT LOCATION.
— DJ HOMEWRECKR (@DJHOMEWRECKR) June 22, 2017For the same reasons, others are excited.
Now ya man can't cheat and lie about where he at because Snapchat got the receipts #snapmappic.twitter.com/Rmb7EbP4LJ
— Sash (@SashXo_) June 22, 2017
Person: "Where you at/what you doin?"
Me: *lies*
Person: "Well that's not what #snapmap is showing"
Me: pic.twitter.com/spwKcNFjRn
— Shawn (@gagalovesstiles) June 22, 2017
How I'm gonna pull up to my crushes house using the #snapmap feature pic.twitter.com/PWy76sPd1L
— Bardock Obama 🐝🔜AX (@SavinTheBees) June 22, 2017
You snapping at a function and ain't invite me thanks to snap map im pulling up. pic.twitter.com/UZAyDOkxR6
— ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ (@Unclerawn) June 22, 2017Jokes aside, if you're worried about your privacy, there's a simple fix. Just tap the cog symbol on the top right corner of Snap Map's main screen to see Settings. From there, you can control who you share your location with. Enable Ghost Mode, and no one will be able to see where you are.
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