Recently, Instagram quietly rolled out a new direct messaging feature. This update, which is a status activity notification in Direct, shows you when people you message or follow were last active on Instagram. With notifiers that say things like “typing” or “active 7m ago,” the update makes it harder to keep your social media activity private.
It alerts others to exactly what you’re doing on the app and when you’re doing it.
The new DM feature is causing a bit of a stir because of the new real-time updates. Not everyone wants their followers to know exactly when they’re active on the app. You can turn this feature off, but it isn’t the only way other users can see what you’re doing. When you leave a comment on a photo, a friend who is also looking at it might see your comment stand out at the bottom, even if it’s a celeb photo with thousands of comments. You can see who views your Instagram stories, who voted for what on polls you make, and when someone has seen (and maybe ignored) your DM.
In order to use Instagram safely, it’s really important to remember that the app can have this kind of access to your information. You can always minimize this by turning off Location Services and making your profile private, but if you choose not to do so, keep in mind that the app knows more about you than you think.
The Question that I pose is should we be worried about an update such as this imposing on our privacy? Or is it merely a beneficial update in the processes of Instagram? How much is too much?
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Interesting post! Definitely, we do not want our privacy to be violated, and sometimes it is really annoying that others can know what we are doing! This update may be a good update as long as we can protect our privacy when we want to keep them secret.
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Thank you for your comment Iris! I agree completely, as long as consumers are made aware of the privacy concerns and acknowledge the options re this!
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