This “card”, similar to that of the other famous Snapchat platform, now allows Instagram users to share their location and see those of other users.
Problem, according to Internet users: the precise location of an individual could now be accessible to any Internet, depending on the selected security parameters, raising concerns about protecting users’ privacy.
Friday, dozens of videos and publications warning against this new feature circulated on social networks, combining tens or even hundreds of thousands of views.
“What is these bullshit? Instagram has just launched a feature that is undoubtedly one of the worst that can be imagined in terms of security,” moved an American user in a video, alerting to the danger of a job of this feature by malicious people.
The card has been introduced with other mid -week features by the American Meta giant platform, with the aim of “allowing everyone to stay in contact with their friends”, according to Instagram.
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Faced with the scale of criticism, Adam Mosseri, patron of the social network, sought to reassure Thursday.
“Your location will only be shared * If * you decide to share it, and if you do, it is possible to do so that with a limited group of people you choose,” he wrote on the platform.
“Personally, I use the card to share what I do with a handful of my closest friends,” he added.
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