Instagram users are voicing concern their whereabouts were shared without their knowledge despite Meta saying the feature is opt-in.

Instagram’s new location-sharing update is raising privacy concerns, with users reporting their whereabouts were shared without their knowledge despite Meta saying the update is opt-in.

Experts warn that location-sharing features are linked to a higher risk of tech-based coercive control.

The controversy follows other recent privacy issues for Meta, including a lawsuit over the misuse of sensitive health data from a women’s health tracking app.

    • @[email protected]
      9•3 days ago

      You’re not surprised. I’m not surprised. People who end up with this feature enabled without having fully understood it or intending to turn it on are surprised.

      I’m not sure how much of this is people not thinking things through and how much is Meta being scumbags. There’s probably a little of both.

      • sunzu2
        3•2 days ago

        Corpo will take everything they can, it is the end users problem and they need to manage it.

        Expecting corpo to do anything that benefits you in any way is naive in 2025.

        As if the normie forgot what an arms length translation and caveat emptor means.

        These companies are your enemies people, act like it