Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The American application "Snapchat" recently launched an update called "Snap map", which monitors the subscriber moment by moment through tracking technology, by showing the geographical location and showing the location to friends.

A map of a person's location

And the new feature enables others to know the name of the street in which the user is located and the house number, which makes technology experts concerned that the new update is a threat to both people and homes, according to the “Tech Times” website that specializes in technology.

While users see their friends' 24-hour location history and re-watch their Snapchat stories, a map appears with the person's location, videos and photos, according to the British newspaper "Daily Mail".

sexual assault

A report published by the British newspaper, to warn parents of “Snapchat” because of the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, after she went to a party in a suburb of the Australian city of Melbourne, which was targeted by a young man outside the city.

The results of the investigations showed that the organizers of the party used the “Snapchat” technology, and broadcast video clips from the party and photos of them, which enabled some strangers to follow what was happening, moment by moment, and track one of them.

The Daily Mail also mentioned that this feature enables strangers or friends to randomly access what people post on the Snapchat photo and messaging app by clicking on parts of the map.