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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Instagram's new location feature has left users feeling 'sick' (www.abc.net.au)

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Instagram’s new location-sharing update is raising privacy concerns, with users reporting their whereabouts were shared without their knowledge despite Meta saying the update is opt-in.

Experts warn that location-sharing features are linked to a higher risk of tech-based coercive control.

The controversy follows other recent privacy issues for Meta, including a lawsuit over the misuse of sensitive health data from a women’s health tracking app.

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I know I'm preaching to the choir here...

Privacy isn't something that corporations or the government gives to you. It's something that you have to create and protect for yourself.

Installing a meta app on your phone comes with an agreement (which you read, right?) where you give up all of the privacy of your phone in exchange for apps that make you feel bad about your income, life and relationships while also being misinformed and angry about current events. It's such a terrible deal where you lose everything in order to send pictures to your friends slightly more efficiently (Signal Stories work just as well but are end to end encrypted)

It's like letting a narcissist live with you who constantly berates, insults and lies to you in exchange for them occasionally telling you how ~~your friends~~ random people that you really don't care about are doing.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 8 hours ago

Signal Stories gets so much hate (and I don't really like it either) but it's the only form of private social media.

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