Regrettable Photos? Facebook Wants Its AI to Access Your Camera Roll | PCMag

Facebook has been using your publicly available data, including your posts, photos, and comments, to train its AI since 2007, but now, Meta AI wants to access photos you haven’t even uploaded yet. Facebook users trying to use its “Story” feature are being asked to opt into “cloud processing” via a pop-up, TechCrunch reports. If you click “Allow,” Facebook will be able to generate and suggest new content based on what’s inside your camera roll, including things like collages, recaps, AI restylings, or themes like “birthdays or graduations.” But approving the request will mean that Facebook will upload photos from your camera roll to Meta’s servers on an “ongoing basis” to be processed. According to Meta AI’s Terms of Service, once you agree, Meta can analyze everything from the facial data of your friends and family to the location where your snaps were taken. At present, it appears the test feature is only available to users in the US and Canada. The change has already attracted a degree of backlash from some users on X and Bluesky, and Reddit. If you get cold feet after opting into the feature, there is a way out. Head to Facebook’s Settings page before
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