Location History Is a Diary. Live Location Is a Radio.

The timeline is not a stakeout

Phones store breadcrumbs. That is useful after a lost device, not as a nightly interrogation. Live sharing is a different permission.

Turning on history 'just in case' after a fight is how maps become weapons. Say the job out loud.

From the record

A diary you read without asking is still a diary. A radio needs a willing other end.

GUIDEORA rule for history vs live

Pick the job

Lost phone: history plus find-my-device. School pickup: live with consent. Teen driving: a conversation, then maybe speed alerts — another article on this site. Stalking: never.

• People who did not agree to live share should not be on your map.
• History retained forever is a dump waiting for a stolen login.
• Emergency SOS is not a locator subscription.
• After a breakup, turn it off. We wrote that already. Do it anyway.

Hey Polo as live with a consent story

Hey Polo currently sells family location and arrival alerts. That is a radio product. It is not a reason to mine a year of history on someone who never opted in. Confirm live privacy controls.

If you need covert tracking, you need a lawyer and you are in the wrong store.

Name the tense

History is past. Live is now and needs a yes. Hey Polo is the live-alert example. GUIDEORA does not run a stakeout.