[lobotryas]

Agree with what everyone else is repeating about the article. I'm curious though: why does Instagram ask for your mic in the first place? I don't use the app so the presence of that option is weird.

Personally I am sure that I am tracked online, but I block ads very aggressively so at least there's that.

[wlesieutre]

I only ever post photos taken in other apps, but I believe you can shoot photos and video+sound directly in Instagram.

The "stories" feature that they knocked off from Snapchat would definitely use audio.