[adjkant]

Many apps do it, I just use these two since I don't have Whatsapp.

That said, optimizing for privacy by default for an already limited allow-list is not the right way to conceptualize this. That need to explicitly make the choice to share is a friction point, not a feature. What if my friend forgets? What if it's needed over an hour? Why does my possibly tipsy friend need to decide how long I need their location for in the moment? On by default is an explicit feature once you explicitly allow, and the need to grant each time is a bug. Google's original product appeared to strike a balance here with the "on by default but possible to reject" model pictured in the article which is interesting. Still, they understood they made an on by default product and the user value clearly.

For friends father away on the social graph, those temporary shares are also great too! iMessage/Find My Friends has this and I use it exactly as you describe. But it's two separate use cases.

[lucasverra]

> Many apps do it, I just use these two since I don't have Whatsapp.

Careful, you are handing your gps location at all time (to facebook) with that option (using IOS). I like the feature but i'm not using it anymore, just one shot location sharing from me

[adjkant]

I think you misread - I don't have Whatsapp, and Facebook is a good part of that reason personally :)

You're 100% correct though - if you use an app for this, you also need to trust the app owner!