????廣受歡迎的照片分享應用Instagram擁有1億注冊用戶。這家公司上周宣布，全新的網頁簡介（web profile）功能即將發布，用戶可以用非常類似于Facebook時間線（Timeline）而又帶點Pinterest風格的方式瀏覽照片。

????Instagram的官方博客上寫道：“您希望我們推出網絡版的Instagram，我們從善如流。您的網頁簡介將精選您最近分享的照片，顯示在您的頭像和個人簡介上方。其他人借此可以大致了解您在Instagram上分享的照片。”

????現在，Instagram用戶只能查看照片——而不能上傳。他們也可以編輯、同時與其他用戶分享自己的簡介，以及評論和“贊”照片。

????雖然Instagram認為新功能有助于用戶分享照片，結交朋友，但它不可避免地將暴露用戶隱私。事實上，任何人只要在瀏覽器上輸入“Instagram.com/[username]”就能輕松瀏覽指定用戶的照片，除非該用戶將個人帳號設為不公開。否則，用戶必須登陸Instagram移動應用程序，更改設置。

????操作很簡單，雖然有些麻煩。但用戶畢竟要親自去設置，那些注重個人隱私卻不清楚這次升級變化的用戶可能會對此感到憂慮。Instagram公司在官方博客上公布了升級一事，但卻沒有在Instagram應用程序中對用戶作出任何警示。（用戶只收到一條提示：全新網頁簡介功能發布！請訪問您的個人頁面instagram.com/username。）說真的，Instagram的1億用戶里有多少會看它的公司博客？

????雖然Instagram也許從新東家Facebook那里成功偷師到了網頁簡介功能，但它同時也從這家社交網絡巨頭那里染上了點毛病，那就是用戶隱私問題。

????譯者：項航

????Instagram, the wildly popular photo-sharing app with 100 million members, announced this week it would roll out a new web profile feature to users so they can view photos -- and the photos of others users -- in a format that strongly resembles Facebook Timeline with a dash of Pinterest.

????"You've asked for Instagram on the web and we've listened," the company's blog says. "Your web profile features a selection of your recently shared photographs just above your profile photo and bio, giving others a snapshot of the photos you share on Instagram."

????For now, users are limited to viewing photos -- not uploading them. They can also edit and share their profiles with other users, as well as comment and like on photos.

????While the company presents this as another way for users to share and discover new users, it also raises an issue regarding user privacy. In fact,?anyone?on the Web will be able to view the photos of an Instagram user simply by typing in "Instagram.com/[username]"?unless the user has their account already set to private. Otherwise, the user must dive back into the mobile app and switch settings.

????Easily enough done, if slightly annoying, but the fact that users will have to opt-in may raise concerns for more privacy-conscious Instagram users who aren't aware of the change. The company says so in?a blog post?on its site, but it doesn't alert users in the actual app. (All they get is a prompt: "Announcing Instagram Web Profiles! Visit yours at instagram.com/username.") And let's be honest: how many of Instagram's 100 million users actually read the company's blog?

????So while Instagram may indeed be benefitting from its acquisition by Facebook (FB) with a spiffy new profile feature, it seems to have acquired something else from the social networking giant: privacy issues.