This is a bit dated, but the case it not yet resolved. If you search it its still pending and in mediation. Life360 is looking to limit who it sells the info to in order to resolve the case. There is no debate that they were selling the info.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned Traccar. It’s open source and simple to setup with docker. The skills required for this are much more than just installing an invasive app though…
I wonder if there is an open source alternative to keep track of family and friends.
A phone call or sms asking “hey where are you?” isn’t enough?
It’s just more convenient and less stressful to know that your loved ones are in safe areas and also in case something happens and they cannot get in contact you can tell where they are or at least where they’ve been.
I’ve been shopping for some sort of cross platform (namely iOS / Android) service like this or Apple’s Find My Friends that I’d could have some assurance that this kind of content would be kept safe and private. The search continues …
