Insta’s simplified privacy policy has us thinking twice about posting
If there is one app we would never have the heart to delete from our phones, it's Instagram.
From providing tonnes of #OutfitInspo to giving us serious wanderlust, the photo sharing app is the stuff of dreams for women like us.
However, we were all too quick to agree to those privacy policies without fully understanding what we were signing ourselves up for.
Well, privacy law expert Jenny Afia decided to break the legal jargon down into simple English so that children – and admittedly, us too – could understand exactly what could be done with our information.
“Although you are responsible for the information you put on Instagram, we may keep, use and share your personal information with companies connected with Instagram,” read the simplified rules in the Growing Up Digital report.
That information could be anything from your name to where you live to who you're direct messaging.
The simple language is aimed at ill-informed users and parents who want to help their children better understand what they are signing up for.
And with many spending hours curating the perfect feed, the report highlights exactly what rights we are giving away once we've posted our pictures on the platform.
“Officially, you own any original pictures and videos you post, but we are allowed to use them, and we can let others use them as well, anywhere around the world.
“Other people might pay us to use them, and we will not pay you for that.”
So, while we’re still huge fans of the app and will never delete it from our phones, it is important for all of us to be aware of our rights and be careful when sharing information online.
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