The update is now available in Portugal, but the location sharing is disabled by predefate. The “clinging to the net” project warns of the rich of the new functionality: “Anyone who is sharing their location in real time is endangering.”
The new Instagram functionality that allows you to discover content from the latest location of friends is now available in Portugal, although it represents a risk to privacy and security, warning those responsible for the “grabbed to the net” project.
The new function announced by the goal is the “Instagram Map” that allows you to discover new content from the latest location of favorite friends and content creators.
The update is now available in Portugal, but the location sharing is disabled as a predefate, which means that the map will only show the location of users who have activated it.
When the update was announced in August, it raised several doubts about the privacy of users.
At the time, the social network explained that the activation of this function requires double consent verification, which means that after users choose to share their location, the application confirms whether themselves are in accordance with the terms defined.
Now, to the Lusa agency, the co-founder of the “clinging to the net” project, Tito de Morais explains that the new functionality brings some benefits as “it can increase engagement with people or help find business”, given the nearest location.
Co-founder Cristiane Miranda warns of the risk of real-time location sharing.
“Anyone who is sharing your location in real time is endangering yourself,” says the official.
Overexposure
In addition, “young people already have a lot of mania to share their locations even through WhatsApp and other social networks, so there may be the risk of social pressure from friends.”
The co-founder also stresses the danger of overexposure, the constant need to share what is doing, without sometimes differentiating friends from acquaintances.
Although the location function is disabled by a predefate, Cristiane Miranda explains that “young people often experience a lot and can experience without being aware of the risk.”
Social pressure can influence young people
In turn, Tito de Morais points out that social pressure can be made in coercion above all before children, so it is imperative to talk to children and young people about the risks that these issues raise.
Cristiane Miranda states that the launch of “Instagram Map” is “an excellent opportunity to talk to kids about privacy issues, the importance of having private accounts.”
The novelty of the social network Meta allows you to choose if the sharing is made with all friends and followers, only with “friends arrived”, a list that can be edited by the user or another more restricted list in which the user selects with those who want to share their location.
In addition, like Tiktok, the goal’s social network also allowed the republishing of “Reels” and publications as long as they have been publicly shared.
According to EFE agency, Instagram has three billion monthly users worldwide.
