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Meta might be scanning your phone's entire camera roll


Users are claiming they didn't see a pop up requesting permission to enable the feature

Meta could be scanning your phone’s entire camera roll without you realising or giving explicit consent. Users have now noticed that Meta has switched on two toggles in their Facebook settings which are allowing “custom sharing” of their personal camera roll, but claim not to have been notified of it. If the toggles are blue and the circle is pushed to the right, they’re one, meaning Meta is actively processing and retaining your photos.

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