Millions of Instagram users have had their photos, videos and locations secretly breached by strangers, it has been revealed.
Worryingly, content downloaded included Instagram Stories – which are supposed to vanish after 24 hours.
But marketing firm Hyp3r made copies of “millions of posts every month”, according to an investigation by Business Insider.
The pics, clips and location data was all taken in violation of Instagram rules.
Hyp3r is a marketing company that tracks your social posts tagged to locations.
Customers can then use this data to target you with relevant ads.
In a statement, Hyp3r CEO Carlos Garcia said: “Hyp3r is, and has always been, a company that enables authentic, delightful marketing that is compliant with consumer privacy regulations and social network Terms of Services.
“We do not view any content or information that cannot be accessed publicly by anyone online.”
