Our smartphones can do a lot, but perhaps one of the most underrated things they can do is offer some serious peace of mind for families. That’s a big part of the reason that location sharing apps have been popular for years, but many of them can also be a privacy nightmare. That’s the problem HeyPolo from Surfshark aims to fill – a privacy-first family safety app.
HeyPolo supports location sharing optimized for families, but while respecting your privacy both to the outside world and within the family.
While most location-sharing apps are always on, HeyPolo is designed around time-limited sharing. Family members can set specific repeating times for their location to be shared, or use one-time shares for specific nights out or trips. But if a timer is set, that’s it. The app stops sharing your location as soon as you want it to. You can, of course, enable 24/7 sharing, but it’s completely up to you.
You can also tailor location sharing to include your exact location, a general area, or set it to private mode on a person-by-person or group-by-group basis, giving each family member some level of privacy while still sharing their details. HeyPolo also keeps a log of your trips, but you can similarly choose who can see those past trips and what they can see.
