How to stay safe with smart location sharing


With missing person cases making headlines, more people are using location sharing, but there are risks. — 123rf

WHEN singer and YouTuber Nidza Afham went missing on the evening of Aug 13, his sister turned to X (formerly known as Twitter) the next day to seek help from the online community in locating him.

Unfortunately, by that evening, the police confirmed the tragic news: Nidza’s body had been found. The police classified the case as a sudden death. While no criminal elements were found, the investigation is still ongoing.

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