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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: 0s | source
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brk ◴[29 Aug 25 12:24 UTC] No.45063156[source]▶
I've removed all Meta apps other than Whatsapp (and I don't love that). I haven't had the Facebook app on my phone in well over a decade. Had Instagram for a while, I was casually active on it, but Meta just keeps convincing me not to be trusted.

Facebook mobile is a suboptimal experience, which is fine, it just reminds me to use it less.

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skylurk ◴[29 Aug 25 12:32 UTC] No.45063242[source]▶
On iOS, whatsapp is weirdly pushy about getting unlimited access to your photo album.

They also go out of their way to make it hard to save a photo without granting full access. Creepy.

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1. orthogonal-wren ◴[29 Aug 25 14:18 UTC] No.45064473[source]▶
What I do is open the photos app and then either copy & paste into the whatsapp message field or use the sharing dialog to share a photo / video on whatsapp. I guess that would also work for the files app. It’s extra steps but it’s worth it for me.