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  3. Limiting access to photos means “protecting yourself from accidentally uploading multiple pictures you do not intend, & ensuring that the app can’t access more than you want, either by accident or malicious intent,” EFF’s @Thorin told HuffPost.

Limiting access to photos means “protecting yourself from accidentally uploading multiple pictures you do not intend, & ensuring that the app can’t access more than you want, either by accident or malicious intent,” EFF’s @Thorin told HuffPost.

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    Limiting access to photos means “protecting yourself from accidentally uploading multiple pictures you do not intend, & ensuring that the app can’t access more than you want, either by accident or malicious intent,” EFF’s @Thorin told HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/phone-camera-roll-why-full-access-bad_l_6998bfaae4b041f92b43a760

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      Limiting access to photos means “protecting yourself from accidentally uploading multiple pictures you do not intend, & ensuring that the app can’t access more than you want, either by accident or malicious intent,” EFF’s @Thorin told HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/phone-camera-roll-why-full-access-bad_l_6998bfaae4b041f92b43a760

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      @eff @Thorin I do this with WhatsApp and noticed that recently they’ve made some UI changes that make it even more difficult to selectively share, trying to push users to give universal access with dark patterns

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        @eff @Thorin I do this with WhatsApp and noticed that recently they’ve made some UI changes that make it even more difficult to selectively share, trying to push users to give universal access with dark patterns

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        @janeadams@datavis.social @eff@mastodon.social @Thorin@mastodon.social
        The same happened to WeChat so I only share photos/videos from gallery to WeChat now.
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