Yet another news in the house Instagram. Starting from the first of October, in fact, the function also arrives in Italy “map“, Which allows users to share their position. All will make use of privacy. Meta ensures that the data will be protected.
But how does it work? It is an optional function. Thanks to it, users will be able to organize meetings and meetings, showing the position in which they are found. To this have been added more precise indicators that allow you to better share the position, and it is possible to have a distinction between the position tagging and sharing the position. In addition, reminders of position tags are also available, and you can rely on the preview function of those contents that have a position tag.
For a matter of greater security, Meta also included the possibility of monitoring for parents. Families will be able to control their children and know with those who have shared their position. There is also the right to deactivate the function in the event that it is deemed appropriate.
However, there were doubts from those who fear for the privacydespite the reassurances of Meta. There are those who fear serious safety risks. “The location is completely deactivated by default. You can only share it if you choose, and only with a personalized list, the closest friends or followers you follow in turn“, he guaranteed Adam MosseriCEO of Instagram, as reported by Wired.
Yet not everyone is convinced. It worries the fact that the path taken by a person can be reconstructed in full, also going up to his daily habits.
It also seems that the protection of the end-to-end encryption. In essence, the new function divides users’ opinion. Only time and use will allow you to understand if there are gaps or not.