Facebook Messenger turns off automatic location tracking

by WO Staff | Technology

Worried about Facebook Police? Well they may not be about to knock on your doors anytime soon if you are a afraid of being tracked while using Facebook Messenger App.

Credit: via CNN Money

This should bring relief to millions of Facebook Messenger's Apps who have been facing automatic tracking.

A report by CNN Money said Facebook no longer automatically tracks and shares your location data within its messenger app.

So according to the social app's head of product for Messenger Stan Chudnovsky said "Sending a location is completely optional," adding that Messenger does not receive location information about you at all, unless you enable location services on your phone for the app.

In addition, the report said Messenger only receives data about where you are if you choose to select and share a location on the map. The app does not gather location data in the background, and does not ask for new permissions for your information.

But, to share where you are, tap on the "More" button on the bottom right of a chat window, then select "Location." You can choose to share a map of where you are, or an exact location (restaurant, theater, etc.) by tapping "Send."