Facebook outlines its privacy stance now Instagram & Messenger are one
(Android Central)

What you need to know Facebook Messenger is now part of Instagram. Facebook says it `makes it easier for people to connect`. A Newsroom post outlines the privacy implications of the move. In-chat messages won`t be used for ad targeting. Following the merging of Messenger and Instagram chats, Facebook has published a new Newsroom post to outline what that means in terms of privacy. According to Facebook, we needn`t worry because while Instagram and Messenger do see some data being collected, none of that will come from the contents of our chats. In other words, we won`t talk about lamps in a chat window and then find that Instagram spends the next week trying to sell lamps to us. As with other parts of Facebook, we collect information from Instagram and Messenger primarily to provide the service, improve the product experience, and keep people safe and secure. We don`t use the content of messages between people on Messenger and Instagram for ad targeting, which means adverti...