XPost: alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.anonymous   
   From: nobody@dizum.com   
      
   Why does Instagram need to know my location?   
      
   It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched,   
   and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about   
   it.   
      
   Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is   
   ripping off Snapchat’s Snap Maps instead of offering a default feed   
   that only contains your friends’ posts, to high alert outrage about   
   possibly privacy implications and doxing, as well as how domestic   
   violence victims or others could be put at risk of stalking via the   
   app.   
      
   Meta says the feature is an “opt-in” only way to share your active   
   location with the friends you choose, or a way to browse the   
   content friends and creators are posting, organized by the   
   locations tagged to their posts and Reels.   
      
   How to turn your location off on the Instagram Map   
      
   If the only thing you want to do is turn Instagram Maps location   
   sharing off, here’s Instagram’s instructions on how to make sure   
   the feature is disabled within the app (on both Android and iOS):   
      
    - Tap Messages in the top right of Feed.   
    - Tap Map at the top of your inbox.   
    - Tap Settings in the top right and select “no one”   
    - Tap Update at the bottom to save your changes.   
      
   If you haven’t enabled location access for Instagram, Meta says   
   that the map feature is disabled by default, and you won’t be able   
   to access the settings since it doesn’t have access to that data.   
      
   Why are you seeing people on your Instagram Map who haven’t enabled   
   the feature or opted in?   
      
   According to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, people are seeing   
   location-tagged posts and Reels that are also included in the map   
   UI, and assuming that indicates a live-tracked location.   
      
   “Your last reel is showing up on the map, not your current   
   location. Your live location is not being shared, and it will never   
   be unless you decide to share it,” writes Mosseri.   
      
   https://www.theverge.com/news/756798/instagram-map-how-to-turn-it-   
   off   
      
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