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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 6 days ago

Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll

www.zdnet.com

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Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll

www.zdnet.com

RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 6 days ago
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Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off
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Some Facebook users have noticed new settings that let Meta analyze and retain your phone's photos. Yes, you read that right.

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    What??? Who could have predicted the most invasive spyware available on the market (Tik-Tok is second) would be invasive enough to skim/lift data straight from areas they have not been granted explicit permission??

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      (Tik-Tok is second)

      funny

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    Meta lies the media won’t be used for ad targeting.

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    That’s not very nice of them

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    Related article how-to-delete-facebook-messenger-or-instagram-if-you-want-meta-out-of-your-life

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