I am being forced into installing Life360 on my phone, which as you all probably know, is a massive privacy violation. Just by looking through the AppStore data page, lots of sensitive information gets shared with third parties. There’s got to be a way to disable it, and only enable it when necessary right? Or am I out of options here? Even though it’s only slightly less of a privacy risk, I’d prefer using Apple’s find my service, which has most of the features that Life360 has, while also being built in to every iOS device. How do I reason with this person?

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
    30·
    14 hours ago

    You can:

    1. Use an email alias to sign up so that information isn’t connected to you personally.
    2. Install it in a work profile for additional sandboxing
    3. Use something like MockMyGPS to fake your location at any given moment
    4. Request to use a different app that accomplishes the same thing but with a reasonable privacy policy and E2EE like Paralino.
    5. Reconsider your relationship with this person.