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Source-backed from Meta Privacy Policy

71
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
2
verified controls

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 1 finding
  • Camera & Photos 5 findings
  • Microphone & Audio 2 findings
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Messages 4 findings
  • Sensitive Data 3 findings
  • Tracking 7 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 14 findings
  • Sharing 22 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 2 findings
  • Other 10 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Advertising & Profiling Privacy control available Instagram uses your activity off Meta's products to choose the ads you see

What this means

Advertisers and partners report what you do on their own sites and apps, and Meta uses it to personalize ads on Instagram and on other sites and apps that use its advertising services.

Meta uses information that advertisers, businesses, and other partners provide about your activity off Meta Company Products to personalize the ads it shows you on its Products, and on websites, apps, and devices that use its advertising services.

Why this matters

It is the ad input that reaches furthest beyond the app itself.

What the policy says

Receiving and using information from third parties to tailor the ads you see: We’ll use information that advertisers, businesses and other partners provide us about activity off the Meta Company Products that we have associated with you to personalize ads that we show you on our Products, and on websites, apps and devices that use our advertising services. We receive this information whether or not you’re logged in or have an account on our Products, see the Cookies Policy for more information.

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Camera & Photos Instagram collects content from your camera, camera roll and voice features

What this means

Content you provide through the camera feature, your camera roll settings, or voice-enabled features is collected.

Meta collects content you provide through the camera feature or your camera roll settings, or through voice-enabled features.

Why this matters

These are the permissions people grant once and rarely revisit.

What the policy says

Content you provide through our camera feature or your camera roll settings, or through our voice-enabled features

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Location Instagram collects GPS location you have shared through device settings

What this means

Where you have allowed it in your device settings, Meta collects location information such as GPS position.

Meta collects location information you've shared through your device settings, such as GPS location.

Why this matters

Precise location is among the most sensitive categories a phone can give up, and it is granted at the device level.

What the policy says

Information you’ve shared through your device settings (like GPS location)

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Advertising & Profiling 3
  • Messages 2
  • Sensitive Data 2
  • Sharing 2
  • Camera & Photos 1
  • Contacts 1
  • Tracking 1

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 56 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Camera & Photos 3 more
  • Microphone & Audio 2 more
  • Messages 2 more
  • Sensitive Data 1 more
  • Tracking 6 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 10 more
  • Sharing 20 more
  • Controls & Permissions 2 more
  • Other 10 more

  • Complete report

    56 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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