Think twice before clicking on that Shop button
Instagram is tracking basically everything you do. Seriously — their privacy policy, such as it is, might be one of the broadest I’ve ever seen. For example, if you use their in-app camera, they reserve the right to analyze what's in the image and therefore learn more about your surroundings. They also potentially share information with other internet-connected devices in your home or that you use.
Basically, if you use Instagram, you can guarantee there’s a treasure trove of data they’ve collected on you. How do you think they get those ad recommendations to be so good?
But while you have to accept a fairly egregious level of tracking as a baseline to use the app, there are some things you can do to wrest at least a bit of privacy back from this Facebook-owned company. And speaking of Facebook! You’ve already taken some major steps in reclaiming your privacy by doing week one of our Privacy Refresh, which focused on Facebook. If you haven’t done that yet, why not do the steps from both this week? I promise it will be a max 10 minutes each day and you’ll feel much better afterward.
Monday: Put these steps in your calendar
Monday is so easy! Just put these steps in your calendar, one per day, at the same time every day. Choose at time when you have a lull at work or, say, your lunch hour. Maybe a time when you’d normally be scrolling through Instagram, perhaps?
Tuesday: Take loca ..
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