Regrettable Photos? Facebook Wants Its AI to Access Your Camera Roll
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Meta AI, the parent company of Facebook, has introduced a new feature allowing the platform to access users' camera rolls in order to generate creative content suggestions. By opting into this feature, Facebook can upload and analyze photos from users' devices on an ongoing basis. This has raised significant privacy concerns among users, particularly regarding the potential misuse of facial data and other personal information. While Meta reassures that uploaded photos won't be used for ad targeting, the move has attracted scrutiny and backlash in tech forums.
Facebook is expanding its AI capabilities by accessing user camera rolls for content creation, raising user privacy concerns amid ongoing debates about data usage.
Users opting into Facebook's new Story feature must allow ongoing uploads of camera roll photos to Meta's servers, provoking criticism over privacy.
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