And with that, you can kiss any degree of secrecy goodbye.

There’s plenty right with WhatsApp’s latest new feature, though, because now you can share your location in real-time with friends, family and anyone else who might want to keep a close watch on you.

They made the latest announcement on their blog so let’s pop over there:

Location is a simple and secure way to let people know where you are. This end-to-end encrypted feature lets you control who you share with and for how long. You can choose to stop sharing at any time or let the Live Location timer simply expire.

Here’s how it works. Open a chat with the person or group you want to share with. Under “Location” in the attach button, there’s a new option to “Share Live Location.” Choose for how long you want to share and tap send.

Each person in the chat will be able to see your real-time location on a map. And if more than one person shares their Live Location in the group, all locations will be visible on the same map.

Live Location is available on both Android and iPhone and will be rolling out in the app in the coming weeks.

OK, you can set a time limit, so if you’re trying to be a little sneaky I suppose that’s a saving grace.

Truth be told this one is great for friends who want to make sure everyone gets home safe, parents etc, so fair play WhatsApp.

[source:whatsapp]