Instagram’s new update will give you more control over privacy

Instagram has announced a new feature that will let its users to have more control over the personal information they share with third-party applications. The Facebook owned media sharing giant has said it will roll out the update to all its users over a period of next six months.

According to the company, the new feature will be available on its platform in a phase-wise manner. Users need to navigate through Settings –> Security –> Apps and Websites to see the list of third-party services that have access to their data.

Instagram users will be able allowed to remove third-party services connected to their account, if they choose to do so. The company says that once the third-party account is removed, it will no longer have access to the user’s data even though app was granted permission earlier.

In a press brief issued by the company to announce the new feature launch, the company said, “It is essential that we protect the data people share with us. We also want to give people more control over the data they share with other apps and services.”

It also took to social media to announce, “Starting today, we’re making it easier to manage all of the third-party services connected to your Instagram account, so you have more control over the data you share with other apps and services.”

The photo sharing platform said it will also roll out an ‘updated authorisation screen’ that will let the users know when a third-party app is requesting to use data.

“To ensure you know what specific data third parties are requesting from you, we are also introducing an updated authorisation screen that lists all the information the third party is requesting to access. You’ll have the option to ‘cancel’ or ‘authorise’ this access directly from the authorisation screen,” the company added.

It may be mentioned here that Instagram had recently rolled out a new ‘Restrict’ mode globally that would let users stop people who bully them through derogatory posts or simply abuse. The users can restrict an account by swiping left on a comment or through the ‘Privacy’ tab in ‘Settings’ or directly on the profile of the account they wish to restrict.