Instagram says precise location is never shared

guest · Sep 3, 2022

Instagram says viral claims suggesting location tags on content can reveal users' exact locations are false.
By Liv McMahon & Ashleigh Swan - August 27, 2022

Viral posts and videos have said a "precise location" toggle in app location settings on iOS and Android devices could share someone's exact location with other Instagram users.

Some viral posts suggested this was the result of an Instagram or iOS update.
But Instagram said this is not the case and the feature does not share locations with other users.
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What is 'precise location'?
The setting was first revealed to iPhone and iOS device users in Apple's annual operating system update, iOS 14, in 2020. It was rolled out by Google for Android 12 in 2021.

It gives users the option to provide some apps with a more accurate location.
For apps where precise location is turned off, only an approximate location will be identified and used.
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How does it work on Instagram?
Some of the viral posts said that due to a new iOS or Instagram update, people can find your exact location when sharing your location on posts or Stories.
They also said if users were to post a general location of a city, people would still be able to see exactly where you are as a pin on a map.

Instagram has not responded to BBC News' request for comment on the claims, but tweeted a clarification around how it uses the setting.

We’ve seen a meme going around about how Instagram uses “precise location.”
— Instagram Comms (@InstagramComms) August 25, 2022
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Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri quote-tweeted Instagram's response, reiterating that location services is a device setting on phones and not a new Instagram feature.

"We don't share your location with other people," he added.
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Rasheed187 · Aug 28, 2022

OK cool, but I would still like to see a feature as seen on Gmail and Yahoo Mail, with all devices that are (or were) connected to your account with IP address of course. For some reason they still haven't implemented this on Instagram and I believe also on Facebook.

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