Is location tracking building relationships? Or ruining them? <a href="https://civicscience.com/how-location-sharing-is-shaping-connectivity-among-americans/"target="_blank" >Four in 10</a> U.S. adults share their locations with at least one person. But while it's convenient, is it also a violation of privacy? And who really needs to know where you are? We're getting into how location sharing became a norm, the pros and cons, and how to turn it off without making things weird. Brittany breaks it all down with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/gina-cherelus"target="_blank" >Gina Cherelus</a>, New York Times styles reporter and writer of their Third Wheel dating column, and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/tatum-hunter/"target="_blank" >Tatum Hunter</a>, internet culture reporter at The Washington Post. This episode first aired on December 3, 2025. For more episodes about where culture, tech, and relationships meet, check out:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/1256217320/coldplay-kiss-cam-surveillance"target="_blank" >The Coldplay kiss cam & moral surveillance</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5773103/me-and-my-partner-dont-see-eye-to-eye-about-ai-now-what"target="_blank" >Me and my partner don't see eye-to-eye about AI. Now what?</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5729108/the-joy-of-breaking-up-with-dating-apps"target="_blank" >The joy of breaking up with dating apps</a> Support Public Media.<a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" > Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" > @bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at<a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" > npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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