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<p>Denying the app access to: <i>the phone owners full name, contacts stored on the phone, the phones calendar, permission to send and receive SMS messages, and identifying device information</i> resulted in annoying nags containing some excuse as to why they would like access to said permission.</p> <p>Denying the app access to: <i>the phone owners full name, contacts stored on the phone, the phones calendar, permission to send and receive SMS messages, and identifying device information</i> resulted in annoying nags containing some excuse as to why they would like access to said permission.</p>
<p>However, if you deny it access to: <i>All files on the phone and MicroSD card, phone camera, phone microphone, and phone vibrator motor</i>, the app will punish the user by disabling various features in the app that will most likely operate just fine with that permission denied.</p> <p>However, if you deny it access to: <i>All files on the phone and MicroSD card, phone camera, phone microphone, and phone vibrator motor</i>, the app will punish the user by disabling various features in the app that will most likely operate just fine with that permission denied.</p>
<h3>Instagram Owns Any Content You Post on Their Service</h3>
<p>Many users think that when they upload photos to Instagram, they retain all rights or it becomes public domain. This is far from the truth. When you upload a photo to Instagram, Instagram gains all rights to your work and they can do anything they want to it<sup><a href="#2">[2]</a></sup>. Since most users don't bother reading the terms of service, they are ignorant of this and will often use the work they uploaded to Instagram on other platforms; doing so is against international copyright law treaties. Basically, the user is breaking copyright laws for simply using their own work they posted to Instagram on other platforms</p>
<h3>You Must Provide a Telephone Number or Email Address to Sign Up</h3> <h3>You Must Provide a Telephone Number or Email Address to Sign Up</h3>
<p>In order to sign up for the app, you must provide either a telephone number or an email address. You will not be allowed to create an account if you provide none of the above. This is obviously a method Instagram to uniquely identify you.</p> <p>In order to sign up for the app, you must provide either a telephone number or an email address. You will not be allowed to create an account if you provide none of the above. This is obviously a method Instagram to uniquely identify you.</p>
<p>If you provided Instagram with a cellular telephone number and uninstalled the app, you will get constant nags to "see what's new on Instagram". Fortunately these nags will go away after about a month, and can be blocked by simply blocking the number</p> <p>If you provided Instagram with a cellular telephone number and uninstalled the app, you will get constant nags to "see what's new on Instagram". Fortunately these nags will go away after about a month, and can be blocked by simply blocking the number</p>