Facebook app tricking users into letting it scan and "retain" all the photos on their phones

Screenshot: Meta

Facebook users noticed a new setting that allows parent company Meta to analyze and retain the photos on their phones. "Meta could be scanning your camera roll right now," reports ZDNet's Elyse Betters Picaro.

The problem? The toggles for the AI suggestion features, called "camera roll sharing suggestions," appear to be turned on for users who claim they haven't seen a pop-up from Facebook asking for permission to enable them.

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