I deleted it a while back. No regrets. 10/10, would recommend.
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I deleted it a while back. No regrets. 10/10, would recommend.
Interesting with Little Snitch and ghostery watching (and blocking) who is trying to nab info for you, even on this site. Whilst I have never signed up to Facebook or Instagram, not signing up will not keep me from their data scrapes. And google were keeping very mum when Mr Z was being dragged over the coals. Well, they were not lit, not even coals really, more fluffy cushions with a nice cup of tea and a pat on the back.
This info will not deter most people. It will be business as usual.
This info will not deter most people. It will be business as usual.
Yes, if only someone would create a new social media app that was insanely popular, already has accounts for most of my friends and colleagues, has mostly active users that post and check in regularly, don’t make their money from advertising, and yet do not charge any sort of registration fee or subscription.
It’s so easy, I’m surprised nobody has done it yet.
Wow, they don't even sugarcoat it.
...I'm only half serious and don't expect it to go anywhere, but it is pretty nice. I mean, I would use it.
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I'm on it. Soon, I'm releasing the social app to end it all, which I made while I was bored. Devoid of all nonsense, non-distracting black and white UI, purely communication, the thing that will exist when everything else is gone. The only reason I don't say what it is is I don't want my MR account tied to it if it takes off.
...I'm only half serious and don't expect it to go anywhere, but it is pretty nice. I mean, I would use it.
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Yeah… but you know about so-called ‘shadow profiles’, right?
Doesn’t seem to make a difference if you don’t actively have a facebook account - facebook have a workaround!
I kinda need it just for messaging because it's my only point of contact for some people, including family members in foreign countries. And I have to defend the app. It's a lot nicer and less cluttered than all other social apps. I don't really use it, but I don't see much to complain about either.
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Gosh no, that app is awful. And there's even less reason to trust them if you look at their leadership. And nobody will use it anyway because it's just bad, 2008 design.
I have a good option: No social media. Nobody needs it, nobody asked for it. Just messaging should be necessary.
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It's too inaccurate. On cell, it shows the nearest gateway (between towers and Internet), which is likely a few hundred miles away. On a home connection, a station that's also far but maybe in the same city. On satellite, probably a quarter way across the world.
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lol i like this fairyale "fought against facebook". They fought against facebook by receiving one billion dollars from them.
Instagram has long been on the decline since it was acquired by facebook. The constant sponsored ads, the shift to video and non-chronological timeline. The only reason it's still popular is because it somehow allows people to break rules other platforms have been enforcing for years. Things like ADs not being declared, out and out scams and partial nudity. Even the ability to post sensitive content that is blurred without any age gating. Instagram is a lawsuit and AD-pocalypse away from ruin. Add in some privacy scandals and it's done, the public trust of instagram is about as high as it'll EVER get.
I don't even use the Instagram app anymore. I just use the Safari app to view Instagram. So good!
I installed WhatsApp (via jb) on my iPad, not on my iPhone. No way WA is going back on my phone.
I installed WhatsApp (via jb) on my iPad, not on my iPhone. No way WA is going back on my phone.
What you’re calling a ‘social media app’ is actually known as a ‘website’.
It’s really too bad we don’t have the readily available tools to make these so called ‘websites’... complete pictures and the ability to ‘hyperlink’ all our friends and colleagues... and no need for advertisements... and no registration fees.
Face it, the issue isn’t Facebook/etc., the real problem is that everybody got dumb on the internet.
Facebook is really pushing it... It's like they do everything they can every single day to just dig a hole in the ground for their customer confidence.
We all have a FaceBook account. It's just waiting for us to activate it.
So, just another reason to avoid Instagram basically. I also use Duck Duck go.
It’s funny you say this. Deleted Facebook last spring and deleted Instagram yesterday after this article came out. Was thinking a blog would give me back control on what I want to share with the internet.
And we can all be as careful as we want but all it takes is one friend "connecting" their phone's Contacts app to Facebook or Instagram and they've just given away tons of information about you.
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They ask themselves how they can make more money every day, by any means necessary. And yeah, most of those also happen to make their app horrible ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hmmm. Let me provide a map of where I am and turn-by-turn directions on how to get to me. Let me make it easier not just to get personal data, but get really personal as well. 50 Million and counting!!!!
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No worries mate. Instagram will create a Facebook account for you and then surprise you with last years timeline on your birthday.
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No worries mate. Instagram will create a Facebook account for you and then surprise you with last years timeline on your birthday.
Maybe this was one of the reasons the founders of Instagram left. Who know what’s next. Full integration with FB has always been Zuck’s endgame.
You don’t strip EXIF? That’s like rule #1 when I export from Lightroom Mobile. It’s in the settings for the app to remove location data when exporting. They have no idea unless I provide them the info, which I will sometimes provide in a broad sense if I’m traveling or at a large public gathering, but much of the time I don’t publish it.
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I rarely post in public. My home address is known. First of all, I don’t use Instagram often. My workflow is to take photos, edit them in Lightroom Mobile when I get home, export with location data stripped from the EXIF, and then publish if any are good.
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This is all sandboxed. On iOS an app can’t access your privacy settings.
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I’m pretty good with using blockers and VPNs. How do I know? Google doesn’t know my location anymore and none of their ads are relevant to me. That tells me everything I need to know about how good I am at this.
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We deleted IG out of our family. My 10yo grand-daughter was getting hit on by guys a LOT older than 18 (legal adults)!!!
She told her mom that one guy had already found out where they lived and was setting up a "play date" to meet her. THAT was the last straw!!
Just disgusting what is allowed to happen on social media any more.
She told her mom that one guy had already found out where they lived and was setting up a "play date" to meet her. THAT was the last straw!!
Just disgusting what is allowed to happen on social media any more.
People who care about their privacy and are smart enough to realize their personal information is the product that Facebook is selling.
First the founder of WhatsApp left (and threw away $1B in doing so), now this. The sub-company founders leaving is reason enough for me to dislike Facebook.
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I'm fully aware of that and don't care.