{
  "id": 3940376,
  "title": "The psychology of why people share their smartphone location data with friends and family",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-psychology-of-why-people-share-their-smartphone-location-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/why-people-share-their-smartphone-location-data-with-friends-and-family/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new survey details exactly who people share their smartphone location data with and the motivations driving these digital disclosures. While couples often track each other for practical coordination, family members rely on the technology for passive safety.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}