I have to create one for personal reasons. I know it’s inherently un-private, but how can I maximize privacy while creating & using it without running into problems?
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Just accept that its not private, use the website (not the app), and don’t upload anything that you aren’t comfortable with being public.
You can also sign up with a burner phone number.
The only winning move is not to play.
- Use a web browser rather than a native app, maybe in a separate container
Use a VPN?
It’s almost guaranteed that, upon creation of an account, Facebook Corp will immediately identify you and assign your real life identity to everything you post on Instagram. If you aren’t asked for identifying documents, it’s because they know who you are. If you use a VPN or Tor, it’s way more likely they will ask you for identifying documents.
The reason to limit usage to a single browser is to prevent the app from grabbing more information about your system than the average web browser will allow it to acquire.
I’ve been using barinsta for a while now, and while it crashes sometimes and often takes ages to load my feed (I follow around 150 accounts) it’s way better than the official app imo and enough to browse and occasionally react to my friend’s messages. My one rule is to never post my face and I don’t upload pictures of people in general, but I guess that depends on what you have to use it for. On and obviously no location tags in posts, but I don’t think I have to explain that on a privacy instance ^^’
Hopefully someone has an answer! I don’t need instagram, but I miss it. There’s currently no better alternative for following fashion.
Isn’t it possible to follow the same people on YT shorts or something where you have more control over your privacy?
Look for third party clients if you can. I don’t know much about Instagram but third party clients are usually much better if they exist
