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Instagram faces US class-action privacy claims over new 'Map' feature

By Mike Swift ( August 14, 2025, 23:09 GMT | Insight) -- Instagram’s new Map feature is facing class-action privacy litigation as Maryland resident Matthew Foldi has filed claims in San Francisco federal court alleging he and other users were opted into location-sharing via the feature without their knowledge or consent.Instagram faces new class-action litigation over its recently launched “Maps” feature that allows users to opt-in to share their real-time location and that of their posts, with a Maryland man alleging Instagram opted him into sharing his location data without consent....

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