--- title: "Location Services" url: "https://bishopchalloner.org.uk/catholic-college/about/location-services" school: "Bishop Challoner Catholic College" --- # Location Services Many apps are now available for mobile devices that track the user’s location; location services like this are dangerous for several reasons. Apps such as Instagram and social media sites such as Facebook allow users to “check in” to a location, this location can be seen by anyone if you are not careful. The police how found that those who use social media location services are more vulnerable to burglaries or assault. To protect yourself and your student against these problems ensure that when using social media sites the privacy settings are set to ‘private’. For help and advice on how to do this please see the below websites: - [www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-and-internet-safety/my-teenagers-love-using-location-apps-on-their-phones-to-find-each-other](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-and-internet-safety/my-teenagers-love-using-location-apps-on-their-phones-to-find-each-other) - - [**Back**](https://bishopchalloner.org.uk/catholic-college/about/parent-page) ![Bishop Challoner Catholic College](https://files.schudio.com/bishop-challoner-catholic-college/images/logo/logo(6).png) ### Bishop Challoner Catholic College Institute Road Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7EG 0121 444 4161 0121 441 1552 ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552167475288) - [X](https://x.com/BishopChalloner) - [Youtube](http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZYD3XtsauCowKyzMKMfuQ) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bishop-challoner-catholic-college) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bishopchallonercatholiccollege/#) © Copyright 2017–2026 Bishop Challoner Catholic College School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://bishopchalloner.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)