Let me tell y’all something personal.
My ex was very tech savvy, and what I mean by this is that he was a very skilled hacker. And I mean that with every sense and the whole weight of the word.
He knew how to generate these links and would use them with people he wanted to keep tabs on, ie people he did business with, or even just people that would piss him off. These links aren’t limited to being sent just through text message though. They can be sent on social media as well.
One click on the link, and he knew exactly where you were, your IP address, what browser you used, the make and model of the device you were using, along with your phone number and service provider.
When I tell y’all he can track location with this link, y’all don’t understand how exact.
My ex had this one guy who owed him a significant amount of money and much to my ex’s displeasure, he ended up ghosting him and blocking him in order to not pay him back.
My ex used this link to track him down at both his home and work. My ex flew from one state to another and literally staked this guy out in order to get his money back.
I’m no longer in contact with him but I did make the mistake of clicking a link sent to me shortly after we broke up and he showed up to my new apartment in a different city wanting to talk.
I had to move, change my phone and number.