half of my facebook news feed has been spammed with cries of sadness and indignation about instagram’s updated privacy policies and terms of use. so i read into it and here’s the facts… as compressed as possible:


1. Instagram can share your information with Facebook (it’s parent company) but also with third parties, meaning affiliates and advertisers.


2. Instagram will be able to use your photos and identity in their advertisements. This means that businesses can pay instagram to have them display your username, likeness, photos etc. without having to compensate you. This means you could end up seeing your face in an advertisement, without even knowing it.


3. Underage users are also included in this “advertising-trap”, which means that with signing up they agree that a parent or guardian is aware that their image can be used in an ad.


4. Furthermore advertisements may not be labeled as such.