Instagram Users Can Now Block The App From Tracking What They Do Online – Forbes

Topline Instagram users can now turn off the app’s ability to track what other apps and websites they use, and can see and manage which companies are collecting their data, Meta announced Tuesday. TURKEY – 2021/10/08: In this photo illustration the Instagram and facebook logos are seen displayed … [+] on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Onur Dogman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Key Facts Meta is expanding its Activity Off-Meta Technologies control—which was previously only available for Facebook users—to Instagram so users can manage how their data collected by other businesses is connected to their account. Users can see the businesses, disconnect specific businesses to personalize their online experience, or completely clear the collected data. The feature is located in Instagram’s Accounts Center, where they can also now download information, like their photos, from both Facebook and Instagram at the same time or separately. Meta also expanded its Transfer Your Information control to Instagram so users can easily transfer their photos and videos elsewhere such as to third-party services. Key Background Meta updated the Accounts Center in January, putting the settings page for Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger all in the same place. Also in January
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