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Re:Delete Your Facebook App by micromacrofoot on Sunday October 24, 2021 @06:23PM (#28982474)
it reads the accelerometer data even with the relevant camera feature turned off, so unless we see evidence otherwise it seems prudent to assume they harvest it… they’ve moved well beyond deserving the benefit of the doubt
Re:Delete Your Facebook App by robjan on Sunday October 24, 2021 @08:16PM (#28983210)
The accelerometer is used for displaying 3D and panorama images. Of course, there could be other usecases.