Meta Wants to Play AI Dress-Up with Your Personal Camera Roll (And You Didn't Ask for This)

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Silicon Valley’s latest privacy invasion has arrived, and it’s coming straight from Meta’s AI playground. 🙄
Facebook is quietly testing a new “feature” that wants to transform your personal camera roll into an AI-powered creative playground - without you explicitly requesting it. The proposed service would scan your private photos and magically generate “creative” suggestions like collages, themed recaps, and AI-restyled images.
Privacy? What Privacy?
Their pitch sounds suspiciously cheerful: “The best of your camera roll, curated for you!” But let’s be real - this is another thinly veiled attempt to harvest more personal data under the guise of “convenience”.
The Fine Print
By clicking “Allow”, users essentially grant Meta permission to analyze their media, facial features, and potentially use metadata like dates and people/object recognition. The company claims these suggestions are “opt-in only” and won’t be used for ad targeting, but we’ve heard these promises before.
The Real Tea
Currently being tested in the US and Canada, this feature represents yet another boundary-pushing move by Meta to normalize increasingly invasive AI technologies. Just because we can transform every personal moment into an algorithmic art project doesn’t mean we should.
Privacy advocates, start your engines. 🚨
AUTHOR: mls
SOURCE: Mashable