Privacy policies are meant to be disclosed by the sites or apps to make their users aware of how they are going to use the information they receive. We all use social media platforms to feel connected with the world. Recent data breaches have questioned the privacy policies of apps/sites. Instagram is one of the significant social media intermediaries which have more than 21 crore users in India and they are increasing day by day. So, the question is what the privacy policy of Instagram states? What data does Instagram collect? The automated system of Instagram collects all the information: 1. Metadata What we see through their features i.e. Camera- Instagram uses that for suggesting the filters etc., Location of photo, dates. Though the political and religious views could be subject to the legislature of specific countries. The network and connection you use, and if you permitted to sync the contact Instagram can access your address book or call log or SMS log history and accordin
Introduction of Astroturfing & Cyberturfing Astroturfing signifies a kind of misleading advertising or practice planned by advertisers to make a bogus impression that the mission has grown genuinely and naturally but in reality, it is controlled by another person in the background. It involves paid agents or mediocre that spreads false statements or information about any particular product. The customers are so much into these impressions that they started to follow this herd even without knowing the reality. Cyberturfing is the online version of Astroturfing. Cyberturfing in the Digital Era With the growth in technology, cyberturfing is becoming one of the very strong strategies for organizations. The Internet has given so much space that there is a lot of impact on consumers’ behaviour, which has given rise to unfair trade-related practices. The main advantage of moving from Astroturfing to Cyberturfing is low cost & high result. Cyberturfing tarnishes the image & reput