From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

Why does Instagram need to know my location?

ItAs only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched,
and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about
it.

Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is
ripping off SnapchatAs Snap Maps instead of offering a default feed
that only contains your friendsA posts, to high alert outrage about
possibly privacy implications and doxing, as well as how domestic
violence victims or others could be put at risk of stalking via the
app.

Meta says the feature is an oopt-ino only way to share your active
location with the friends you choose, or a way to browse the
content friends and creators are posting, organized by the
locations tagged to their posts and Reels.

How to turn your location off on the Instagram Map

If the only thing you want to do is turn Instagram Maps location
sharing off, hereAs InstagramAs instructions on how to make sure
the feature is disabled within the app (on both Android and iOS):

- Tap Messages in the top right of Feed.
- Tap Map at the top of your inbox.
- Tap Settings in the top right and select ono oneo
- Tap Update at the bottom to save your changes.

If you havenAt enabled location access for Instagram, Meta says
that the map feature is disabled by default, and you wonAt be able
to access the settings since it doesnAt have access to that data.

Why are you seeing people on your Instagram Map who havenAt enabled
the feature or opted in?

According to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, people are seeing
location-tagged posts and Reels that are also included in the map
UI, and assuming that indicates a live-tracked location.

oYour last reel is showing up on the map, not your current
location. Your live location is not being shared, and it will never
be unless you decide to share it,o writes Mosseri.

https://www.theverge.com/news/756798/instagram-map-how-to-turn-it-
off

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