Instagram Sends Reminder Email To Users About Jan. 19 Privacy Policy Changes

Perhaps learning from mistakes of the recent past, Facebook-owned photo-sharing application Instagram sent a reminder email to its users this week about changes to its privacy policy, which take effect Jan. 19.

Perhaps learning from mistakes of the recent past, Facebook-owned photo-sharing application Instagram sent a reminder email to its users this week about changes to its privacy policy, which take effect Jan. 19.

Instagram faced a firestorm of criticism after its unclear announcement about rights to users’ photos and likenesses, which made it sound like the app would sell users’ photos, when, in actuality, it was simply exploring an advertising product similar to Facebook’s sponsored stories.

The email read:

Our community has grown by many millions of people since we wrote our original terms of service and privacy policy.

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