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Will Location Data From Instagram Soon Make Its Way Over to Facebook?

A new option in the photo- and video-sharing network’s privacy settings is being tested

FacebookInstagramIconsiPhoneX — Instagram does not currently have a location history settingbigtunaonline/iStock

Instagram appears to be testing a new privacy setting that would enable it to share its users’ location histories with parent company Facebook.

Developer and blogger Jane Manchun Wong shared the tweet below containing a screenshot of the location history feature within Instagram’s privacy settings.

Instagram, as a "Facebook Product", is testing Facebook Location History in their app.

It allows tracking the history of precise locations from your device, now through instagram app too

previously: https://t.co/JCQGnawJbV pic.twitter.com/S02lyIfTlu

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October