The feature is a way to use the location services already available in many other smartphone apps Parents who allow their children to have Snapchat need to have a serious discussion with their kids to discuss the risks associated with the false sense of security that Snapchat may provide. Snap Map Introduced in 2017, Snap Map allows users to share their location in real-time with anyone on their Snapchat friend list and see the locations of their friends who do the same. Since some of their Snapchat contacts may not be real friends, this is a big risk.