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Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos

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530 points mdhb | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 12:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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nomilk ◴[29 Aug 25 12:37 UTC] No.45063289[source]▶
IMO Apple should provide the user with audit logs of which photos/videos were accessed by each app. It might be a long list but it alleviates doubt and would put huge pressure on reputable developers to ensure they don’t get caught doing things the user wouldn’t have expected (even if the user technically allowed it).
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wslh ◴[29 Aug 25 13:02 UTC] No.45063561[source]▶
In the iPhone you can select which photos are accessible by apps.
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1. merelysounds ◴[29 Aug 25 13:10 UTC] No.45063649[source]▶
Even better, the app can use the OS image picker and don’t have any other access to photos.

It won’t work for all use cases, but when it works it’s very practical. I’d love to see apps use that as the default - and request additional access only when the user’s current action actually requires it.