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Facebook can grab photos you never even posted

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Facebook has a feature that uploads snaps from your camera roll to the cloud so its AI can suggest edits. It asks first with a pop-up, but it’s easy to tap yes without clocking that it can upload photos you never chose to post.

The move In the Facebook app, go to Settings, find ‘Camera roll sharing suggestions’ and switch off cloud processing. Then check what access the app has to your photos.
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