Meta's Cloud Photo Access Raises AI Privacy Fears

Meta is introducing a new Facebook feature that asks users to opt into 'cloud processing,' giving the company ongoing access to their phone's camera roll, including unshared photos. Once enabled, Meta can upload these private images to its servers for AI analysis, generating creative suggestions like collages and recaps. The terms of service allow Meta to retain personal information from these photos and permit human review of AI-driven interactions. Privacy advocates have raised concerns due to Meta's unclear policies on using private photos for AI training and the company's history with user data. Unlike Google, Meta has not specified whether private photos are excluded from AI model training. Users are urged to carefully review permission requests and understand the possible privacy implications.