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SECURITY EXPERTS WARN: 'NEVER give apps THIS DATA. Too MUCH RISK'
Experts warn everyone to be careful when installing new apps and never to do one thing.
TL;DR
- Experts warn against granting apps full access to photo galleries.
- Limiting access to selected photos protects against accidental sharing and malicious intent.
- Photo galleries can contain sensitive documents like IDs and credit cards, and crypto recovery phrases.
- Malicious apps have been found scanning galleries for sensitive information.
- Granting full access can lead to accidental uploading of entire photo galleries to social media.
- Meta has a history of sharing user data with law enforcement.
- Users can manage photo gallery sharing permissions within app settings, like on Facebook.