Why Instagram is so fast at uploading photos

Post by skeletonjelly » Wed, May 02, 2012, 11:32 AM UTC

masklinn wrote: post #99

skeletonjelly wrote: post #86

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They don't need to start it to get the metadata. All that's sent is the content-disposition header with the suggested file name.

> They don't need to start it to get the metadata. All that's sent is the content-disposition header with the suggested file name. That is the start, unless you perform a HEAD followed by a GET (which takes 2 round-trips instead of one and may not even be correctly supported). And because any link can lead to that, every single link you click would have to be implemented via 2 round-trips, that's complete madness. >…

Post by sambe » Thu, May 03, 2012, 5:25 AM UTC

dpcx wrote: post #24

chollida1 wrote: post #21

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To me this seems way offside. What if I, a regular user, uses instagram for taking all my photos. What if I take nude photos of my wife. Should I really expect instagram to upload them without my permission? I'm guessing 99% of people would not only be surprised by this behavior, but also outraged.

If you're taking nude photos of your wife with an app that is specifically known for sharing photos, you're doing it wrong. 99% of people are probably very happy that their uploads don't take 5 minutes once they hit save. To them, it's worth the privacy "risk".