New Mexico attorney general joins Instagram location fight – KOAT

THREAT OF THOSE FLAMES. NEW MEXICO’S ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINING IN ON A FIGHT AGAINST INSTAGRAM AND A NEW FEATURE, THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ADDED. IT ALLOWS USERS, INCLUDING MINORS, TO SHARE THEIR REAL TIME LOCATION IN A SEVEN. KEEPS YOU SAFE. COREY HOWARD EXPLAINS HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR FEATURE IS TURNED OFF. STUDIES SAY THAT PEOPLE SPEND MORE THAN TWO HOURS ON SOCIAL MEDIA A DAY, AND WHILE THIS MAY BE A SAFE PLACE FOR FRIENDS TO CONNECT, CRIME EXPERTS SAY YOU STILL NEED TO HAVE YOUR GUARD UP. RECENTLY, INSTAGRAM ADDED A FEATURE WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR REAL TIME LOCATION. THIS FEATURE HAS BECOME A PART OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT’S LATEST CONTROVERSY, LEADING TO 37 ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO’S RAUL TORREZ, TO DRAFT THIS LETTER. THE LETTER READS THIS FUNCTIONALITY, IF NOT CAREFULLY CONTROLLED, POSSESSES CLEAR RISK OF STALKING, HARASSMENT AND OTHER FORMS OF EXPLOITATION BEING TRACKED. WHILE YOU’RE USING THIS APP IS AN IS AN ABSOLUTE SERIOUS RED FLAG FOR EVERY WOMAN BEING STALKED IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW. THE LOCATION SHARING FEATURE IS TURNED OFF BY DEFAULT. PAUL ZAJC, A RETIRED POLICE COMMANDER WHO HAS WORKED MORE THAN 1800
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