Re:Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll
by ks2048 on Friday August 29, 2025 @02:51PM
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Exactly this exists. (Itβs called PHPickerViewController). It does not require permissions because the image upload process is explicitly choosing an asset.
Photo centric apps may choose more extensive APIs, but those require OS-level permissions (the user explicitly giving access)
Photo centric apps may choose more extensive APIs, but those require OS-level permissions (the user explicitly giving access)