Instagram 近日更新了 Terms of Service 及 Privacy Policy，引起互聯網上一片嘩然，雖然大家都知道 Facebook 在收購了 Instagram 後，總要想辦法賺錢向股東交代，但只是想不到會用這麼粗暴的手法，不少人評論 Instagram 根本就是在自殺。

Instagram Blog 的聲明起初很清晰地說「Nothing has changed about your photos’ ownership or who can see them」，即是說，照片的擁有權及開放瀏覽現狀並不會改變，看來好像一點問題都沒有。但是這幾段在「Rights」下的條款就很有問題︰

Rights

1. Instagram does not claim ownership of any Content that you post on or through the Service. Instead, you hereby grant to Instagram a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use the Content that you post on or through the Service, except that you can control who can view certain of your Content and activities on the Service as described in the Service’s Privacy Policy, available here: http://instagram.com/legal/privacy/.

2. Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), or under any other applicable age of majority, you represent that at least one of your parents or legal guardians has also agreed to this provision (and the use of your name, likeness, username, and/or photos (along with any associated metadata)) on your behalf.

3. You acknowledge that we may not always identify paid services, sponsored content, or commercial communications as such.

即是甚麼意思呢？簡單來說︰

1) 除了那些你設限了的照片，否則 Instagram 可以隨意在全球任何地方或情況，使用你所上載的照片。

2) 已經假設你同意 Instagram 可以隨便售賣你的帳戶資料，包括名字、照片、讚好的數據之類，然後你是毫不知情，也不會收到錢。

3) 任何廣告活動都不必告訴你這是廣告。

會有甚麼結果呢？Instagram 可能會變成全球最大的 stock photo 網站，但是你作為上載者，也是一元也沒得分。雖然曾經有人指出，其實 Instagram 大可以選擇提供「付費用戶」，以更多功能來吸引人們付費。但現在這種粗暴的手法，已經引起不少人反感，特別是在下年 1月16日生效後，只要你使用 Instagram，就代表你同意這些條款。

你可以做的，要麼不要再登入 Instagram、取消這個戶口，甚至轉用 Flickr App。

via PetaPixel via SLR Lounge