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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: 0.202s | 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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JustExAWS ◴[29 Aug 25 17:52 UTC] No.45067299[source]▶
That’s not even necessary.

On your phone, go to Settingd -> Facebook -> photos -> limited access

And you can choose which photos Facebook has access to.

When you first give an app access to your photos, you have the “Limited Access” option.

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moolcool ◴[29 Aug 25 18:07 UTC] No.45067474[source]▶
I do that, but I wish I didn't have to. I have to flip through the system image picker twice every time I want to share a photo.
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1. JustExAWS ◴[29 Aug 25 20:42 UTC] No.45069173[source]▶
Which app do you use doesn’t let you paste an image you copy from the Photos app? All the apps I tried - Facebook, Messenger, Slack, Notion, WhatsApp and LinkedIn. There is really no need to use the picker at all.