Privacy Alert ⚠️ Stop Meta From Scanning Your Camera Roll (FIX INSIDE) Meta (Facebook) is testing a feature that can scan your phone’s camera roll to generate AI “creative ideas” (collages, recaps, restyles). Facebook says it may regularly upload photos from your camera roll, like faces, objects, timestamps, and locations, to Meta’s cloud to analyze for suggestions. Even though they claim it's opt-in, many users report receiving AI-generated photo suggestions without ever seeing a consent pop-up. Sources and how to fix below! WHAT THIS IS (in plain English) 👉 Called “Camera roll sharing suggestions” (found in Settings, under Preferences), with an optional “cloud processing” toggle. 👉 If enabled, Facebook will “select media from your camera roll and upload it to our cloud on an ongoing basis” to create creative ideas. (Source: TechTimes, PC Gamer) WHY YOU SHOULD CARE 👉 It can access photos you never posted, screenshots, IDs, sensitive images, if you didn’t catch the consent prompt. 👉 Several users report seeing AI-generated edits without ever agreeing, suggesting it may have been enabled by default or accepted unintentionally. (Source: TechTimes) STEP-BY-STEP: TURN IT OFF IN SECONDS (APP) 👉 Open Facebook app → Menu → Settings & Privacy → Settings. 👉 Scroll to **Preferences → Camera roll sharing suggestions**. 👉 Toggle OFF both: ⚡️“Suggest photos from your camera roll when browsing” ⚡️“Get creative ideas made for you by allowing camera roll cloud processing” 👉 Restart the app! EXTRA LOCKDOWN (PHONE PERMISSIONS) 👉 iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Photos → Facebook → set to “None”. 👉 Android: Settings → Apps → Facebook → Permissions → deny Photos/Media access. ⚠️ NOTE: According to The Verge, turning off cloud processing begins removing unpublished photos from Meta’s cloud after ~30 days. Join my Discord for more emerging privacy & AI tech information: 👉 Discord: Discord.gg/TechHaus ✅ SOURCES ✔️ TechTimes: Users report no warning before AI suggestions: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/311097/20250630/facebook-users-discover-meta-ai-quietly-using-your-camera-rollheres-how-stop-it.htm ✔️ PC Gamer: Users caught Facebook analyzing their camera roll without knowledge: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/facebook-users-say-theyve-caught-the-app-analyzing-their-camera-roll-with-meta-ai-without-their-knowledge-heres-how-to-make-sure-it-doesnt-happen/ ✔️ TechCrunch: Screenshots, consent pop-up, Meta spokesperson quotes: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/27/facebook-is-asking-to-use-meta-ai-on-photos-in-your-camera-roll-you-havent-yet-shared/ ✔️ The Verge: Test details, metadata analysis, 30-day removal after disabling: https://www.theverge.com/meta/694685/meta-ai-camera-roll #meta #privacy #TechTips #technews #cybersecurity - @eurothrottle