The flaw was first reported by David Yanofsky at Quartz and Instagram acknowledged the issue last week before patching the flaw. In a statement to Quartz, an Instagram representative said:
'If you choose to share a specific piece of content from your account publicly, that link remains public but the account itself is still private,'
The Instagram vulnerability was only exploitable on the web, not in Instagram’s iOS and Android apps.
'In response to feedback, we made an update so that if people change their profile from public to private, web links that are not shared on other services are only viewable to their followers on Instagram.'
Even with the loophole closed, anyone can still able to share your images online without your permission by viewing the page source, or by taking a screenshot.
Though the such privacy flaw or any other potential controversy could have an impact on parent companyFacebook.
Even with the loophole closed, anyone can still able to share your images online without your permission by viewing the page source, or by taking a screenshot.
Though the such privacy flaw or any other potential controversy could have an impact on parent companyFacebook.
