How to Stop Instagram from Tracking your Location

Instagram is a photo and video sharing platform. IG allows its users to upload pictures and videos on it, which you can edit with so many attractive filters, and organize with tags and also location information.

When you share a post on your Instagram account, your content will be shared publicly or with your pre-approved followers. If you had added your location on post or video, this would also show with your post. It means you are sharing your information with all of them. Maybe you don’t think that sharing your current location as sensitive information. But it is. People with evil intent could use that information to your disadvantage.

So, here are some simple steps for both iPhone and Android device by using them you can prevent Instagram from accessing your location.

How to stop Instagram from tracking your location by using iPhone

1.    Open ‘Settings’ of your iPhone device. It is a grey gear icon on your home screen.

2.    Scroll down and tap on ‘Instagram’.

If you can’t find Instagram anywhere in the Settings, this means it isn’t using your location.

3.    Now, tap on ‘Location.’ Location is the top option in the Instagram settings.

4.    Tap ‘Never’ in the ALLOW LOCATION ACCESS section.

Doing this will make sure that Instagram never has access to your location

How to stop Instagram from tracking your location by using Android

1.    Open ‘Settings’ of your Android device. It may be in the main menu or on the home screen.

2.    Find the location in Settings and tap on it.

3.    Turn off Location. If there is a toggle button, then make it grey to turn off and blue means location is turned on.

Doing this will disable your device location services for all the apps. This means Instagram also can’t access your location information.

Jack Tucker is a security expert and he writes about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and is working at norton.com/setup

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How Can You Create And Set Up A New Reddit Profile With Name, Bio, And Avatar?

The user profiles which have just been launched by the Reddit community are in Beta testing, which means that not everyone has been able to get the feature right at the moment. Reddit is a social platform where the users can submit their posts that other users Upvote or Downvote. It is merely based on their likings. If any of the posts get more Upvoted, it reaches up on the Reddit rankings so that more people can see it. And if it gets Downvoted, it rapidly falls and starts disappearing from the view of most people.

As said by the parent organization of Reddit, the social platform’s existing users are soon likely to receive an update. However, it has not yet been revealed to every user out there, as it is probably not going to be possible to roll back to the present stage if users find them redundant and dispensable. If you want to add custom names, bios, and an avatar for your profile, go through the steps given below:

1. First of all, you need to open your browser in your computer, and then go to the Reddit Beta testing page.

2. You will find that is all about beta profile pages, which will help you to create a new profile view more cleanly. It will also allow you to generate posts directly to your profile, and let your followers be aware of your interests.

3. You will then find the license agreement that you will need to check I Agree. You will find this at the bottom of the page.

4. Here you have to tap on the Get Me the New Profile option.

Note: You should know that you are using a current Reddit account, it is an irretrievable process. So if you turn on your profile on a new Beta version, it is going to remain the same.

5. Now you will have to fill in the details on the next popping up a dialog box.

Note: You may either be able to sign up for a new account or sign in to an old account. Either way, the latest beta feature is being offered to you.

Jack Tucker is a security expert and he writes about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and is working at norton.com/setup

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