It’s typical, even fun, for Gen Z to track their friends’ locations. 

It’s typical, even fun, for Gen Z to track their friends’ locations. Whereas older gens worried about their phones tracking their every move, Gen Z are sharing app permissions with their friends to keep track of where they are, whether that’s to get home safe from a first date, in case of a bigger emergency, or just to see where they’re at. One psychologist even says that for Gen Z, location sharing is simply another way to stay connected to their friends, as this generation never wants to feel alone—especially in the wake of the pandemic. Now, it’s just like another social media platform for them (live location sharing is even a function of Snapchat, a Gen Z-driven platform), and one they make social media content about, proving its casual nature to them. (Fortune)