Snapchat Snap Map: Parents warned about steps they can take to protect children's privacy

Snapchat's controversial new feature allows other people to see exactly where you are in real time, and parents are being advised to take steps to protect their children's privacy. Snap Map uses data such as your location, speed of travel and phone usage to work out where you are and what you're doing, and shares this information with your friends on an interactive map. The map, which you can launch by pinching the Snapchat camera home screen, is precise enough to show not only what street you're on, but also whereabouts on that street you are. Parents are being urged to read up on it, and to ensure their children are aware of the risks that can come with sharing too much information through social media. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.