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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone monitoring popular apps to check if the... by WA on Sunday September 19, 2021 @11:58AM (#28585362)
So, does Instagram upload meta data such as GPS infos of your entire photo library if you give it access?

- there is no OS indicator

- it doesn’t require CPU time

- it doesn’t require much bandwidth

- it could happen only occasionally and could’ve slipped (automated) third party security screening

I don’t know if they do it. But I assume they can and might have done this. Hence, no access to my photo library.

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Re:Ask HN: Is anyone monitoring popular apps to check if the... by SahAssar on Sunday September 19, 2021 @12:04PM (#28585401)
It's reasonable to assume that any photo sharing app checks EXIF data (and uploads it), including geotags. For some people this is something they want, as some people want the app to be able to show that info or be able to search their library by date/location.

If the app does not explicitly say it does not, I'd assume it does. I don't know if facebook/instagram has said if they do or don't.

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