Do you have a cellphone? If yes, you're being tracked. Do you have a smartphone? Well then you're being tracked by likely dozens of entities you don't even know about.

I leave my dumbphone at home most of the time. Why would I need it? You should try living in the moment more often instead of staring at a screen, it’s good for you.

You don't know me at all, but you're acting like you do.

What? Doesn't freedom precisely mean that you can share your location if you want to?

If you want to, sure. It also means the rest of us can mock you for it unless you have a really good reason, like a serious medical condition or something. Don’t worry, nobody’s trying to take away your right to voluntarily give away your personal data.

Give away my personal data to my friends and family?

I'm a very private person. I avoided social media for years, and I'm very aware of what info about my real life is shared on the internet. However, these comments made me aware of the feature on Google Maps and convinced me to try sharing with loved ones. I tried coming up with a strong reason for not doing that, but I couldn't find one. I'm aware that it's different for each person, but let's see how it works.

Thanks, friend. Your experience has helped me see the error of my ways. I thought that it was good to be private, but now I see that I was only misguided. I too was convinced to try the Google Maps location sharing feature, and it was super easy to share my location with everyone. My boss thought it was a great idea! Google really is a fantastic company, huh?

Maybe I'm lucky, but my boss is not one of my loved ones. To each their own, though.