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I purposely created a Instagram profile not attached to any email I own (sharklasers.com) The only link between that profile and my real Facebook profile was th
by millzlane 8y ago
I purposely created a Instagram profile not attached to any email I own (sharklasers.com) The only link between that profile and my real Facebook profile was the mobile device I use to access them. Soon after creating the account people that I am friends with on Facebook started following me and my posts. I never once connected anything personal to this Instagram profile. I'm not sure how I appeared anywhere in their feeds. I can only discern that somehow Facebook inc is able to read the Instagram data on my phone or vice versa. Instagram read my Facebook data, gathers which of my Facebook friends use IG, and begins showing me in the people they may know feed.
- propogandist 8y agoeverything from your IMEI to phone number to IP and all possible uniquely identifiable elements are sent to IG at the time of registration from your device. If you have like Xprivacy you can see the app go through requests for a variety of data + constantly phones home (like all apps). FB wants to make sure your new profie is engaged and active, so they'll use this data to nudge you into standard on-boarding processes.