Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri and Instagram social media team denied the claim that the Instagram application tracks location data and divides it with followers looking for the right location. A post becomes viral claiming “new iOS update” has made it so that “people can now find your exact location from Instagram”. This encourages many people to enter their mobile Instagram application settings and disable location permits for applications.
Comms Twitter Instagram posts about viral posts, clarifying what Instagram policy is about location data.
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri explained that the Instagram device Powers location tag location but the application will not be the user’s location with others. Viral Instagram post is not always the best place to find reliable information – Verification of information is being carried out. The original post never mentioned whether such a location feature is done Instagram, on the contrary it refers to the “New IOS Renewal -this new” without basis.
If you are worried that the application uses your location, you must deactivate it from your device application settings. Both iOS and Android also offer options to share location estimates (not the right point), and both can record the log history of which applications access location data.