Earlier this summer, Instagram launched a new feature called Maps. The idea: You and other friends can share your location in real time, in what Meta calls a “new, lightweight way to connect.”

(Having lived through the era of Foursquare and Yelp check-ins, I’m cynical about companies wanting people to share their locations for social purposes—it’s just a data treasure trove for monetization.)

Maps is an optional feature—you have to choose to turn it on. You also can only share with friends (defined as “followers you follow back”), Close Friends, Only Selected Friends, or no one.

But I nearly turned on location sharing through Maps by accident at launch, and it seems like I wasn’t the only one. A friend recently mentioned not knowing it was enabled. We both also have “friends” on Instagr

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