cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/26553553

The author has no Instagram himself, but through his friends who photograph him at events, others still know about his activities.

Such leakage through other parties might be the greatest risk to privacy.

  • Pleat1752@feddit.ukEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    I read this post as along the lines of: “Isn’t it a shame that even if you don’t use instagram because of privacy issues, it is so pervasive in modern society that you will end up on it regardless”

    Instagram almost certainly do facial recognition/tracking on a huge scale, and due to the popularity of instagram it’s practically impossible to opt out of it.

    That was my reading of the article.

  • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Spoiler: Author discovers gossip can be fueled by social media, blames social media for human propensity to gossip.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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      2 days ago

      the panopticon makes gossip dangerous. nobody wants to be lynched because of social media fake news but it happens.

      tbf i don’t really want to read the article, just wanted to mention it can escalate and platforms do nothing about it.