Snap started sharing location data with a new third party, OpenAI, for what should be an optional feature without asking users if they wanted to share location data with OpenAI.
I’m guessing they don’t freely share the data, and instead share it incidentally as needed for a query initiated by the user. So I’m guessing some lawyer will say this is legal, and some PM will think it’s consent and some SDE will say they’re told the user gave permission and now it exists.
Kinda crazy how quickly data spreads and how quietly companies share data and how little control users really have (without becoming luddites).
What do you think Snapchat built all over their mapping functionality by hand? Of course Snapchat is sharing your location with third parties. They always have been.
