Instagram Walks Back Proposed Changes

[Jack]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=S8TJer9iiJA[/video]​

Facebook's photo-sharing service Instagram has moved to deny that it has changed its privacy policy to give it the right to sell users' photos to advertisers without notification.

It said instead that users had incorrectly interpreted its revised terms of service, which it blamed on its "confusing" choice of language.

Instagram's clarification follows much user opposition to the believed change.

"To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos," it said.

Instagram chief executive Kevin Systrom said in a blog posting: "It is our mistake that this language is confusing.

"We are working on updated language in the terms to make sure this is clear."

Compulsory changes to Instagram's terms of service are due to come into effect on 16 January,

The originally proposed new wording that caused the controversy included: "You hereby grant to Instagram a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use the content that you post on or through the service."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20777616

 

[McLovin]

I never decided to get Intagram only for the reason is that it involves photos, yes I might have it on my Facebook, but I'd prefer to keep it there than have it else where.

 

[Jack]

I never decided to get Intagram only for the reason is that it involves photos, yes I might have it on my Facebook, but I'd prefer to keep it there than have it else where.

Same here....I never really like to share my personal photos..
Anyway about this Instagram TOS, I do think that this was just a "confusing language" type of error, however it does show that privacy needs to be taken very seriously by these social sites.
Almost everyone in my country now thinks that Instagram will sell your photos (Yeah,like anyone would like to buy them...) ...good luck fixing that Facebook.

 

[Exterminator]

I am not a big fan of Instagram or Facebook.I have never or will I ever use Instagram.I use Facebook very little only to keep in touch with old friends and some family.Employers now creep employee Facebook pages and even send fake friend requests.I imagine you are fine if you are not posting photos or compromising messages,but I like my privacy and dont post much on Facebook especially photos.

 

[Nathan Wootton]

Too late already closed my instagram account and have no intention to create a new one.

"it is not our intention to sell your photos"
^|it was never|

Why doesn't he state properly that instagram won't sell users' photos without notice or compensation? they're not ruling it out, at least that's what i think, the way he worded his comment on it