Instagram unveils new data privacy feature

Instagram on Tuesday announced a new feature that will allow users to manage which third-party apps they will share data with, giving people more control over their personal information.

The in-app feature will give users the ability to remove third-party apps that the user approved previously for sharing photos, usernames, or other data.

Users can go to the “Security” feature within Instagram’s settings and remove authorization for third-party apps that the user no longer wants to share data with.

Instagram will also be rolling out an “updated authorization screen” that will notify users when a third-party app is requesting to use their data, with details on the specific types of data the third-party app wants to use. The user can then either block that app or authorize the use of data.