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===Facebook===

==== Upload of private user photos on phones to the cloud for AI training (June 2025) ====

According to reports, some users have reported popups asking them to opt in to "cloud processing" of their photos when using the Story feature. This would give the app unrestricted access to all photos stored on the user's phone and upload all of them to the cloud on a reguar basis, as opposed to just uploading those images explicitly chosen by the user to be posted on the platform. Users are incentivized to agree through the promise of custom collages and recaps.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Tina |date=2025-06-28 |title=Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos |url=https://www.theverge.com/meta/694685/meta-ai-camera-roll |access-date=2025-06-029 |website=The Verge}}</ref>

This would allow Meta to perform face recognition, track the past location of the user and their social circle based on the GPS metadata from all photos, train AI models with the photos, and much more. This also has security implications since the data on Meta's servers could be leaked or hacked at any time.

It should be noted that on-device analysis of all photos and their metadata was already possible on older mobile operating systems until Apple and Google added more granular permissions than "access camera roll or not". Whether this was actively exploited by apps like Facebook is unknown.

Users can reduce the amount of data these services can harvest by using the browser version in an incognito tab instead of using dedicated apps. Installing an adblocker is also advisable. However, not all features may be accessible this way.

====Local Mess (June 2025)====

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Meta’s recent decision to discontinue support for physical keyboard tracking on the Quest 2 and Pro, as stated in the V72 release notes, in just two years of lifecycle this showcase an enshittification on their products. Early adopters beware.

==== Update on the Oculus Quest 1 ====

====Update on the Oculus Quest 1====

The original Quest 1 from 2019 has been deprecated, after entering extended support in 2023.

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+==== Upload of private user photos on phones to the cloud for AI training (June 2025) ====
+According to reports, some users have reported popups asking them to opt in to "cloud processing" of their photos when using the Story feature. This would give the app unrestricted access to all photos stored on the user's phone and upload all of them to the cloud on a reguar basis, as opposed to just uploading those images explicitly chosen by the user to be posted on the platform. Users are incentivized to agree through the promise of custom collages and recaps.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Tina |date=2025-06-28 |title=Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos |url=https://www.theverge.com/meta/694685/meta-ai-camera-roll |access-date=2025-06-029 |website=The Verge}}</ref>
+This would allow Meta to perform face recognition, track the past location of the user and their social circle based on the GPS metadata from all photos, train AI models with the photos, and much more. This also has security implications since the data on Meta's servers could be leaked or hacked at any time.
+It should be noted that on-device analysis of all photos and their metadata was already possible on older mobile operating systems until Apple and Google added more granular permissions than "access camera roll or not". Whether this was actively exploited by apps like Facebook is unknown.
+Users can reduce the amount of data these services can harvest by using the browser version in an incognito tab instead of using dedicated apps. Installing an adblocker is also advisable. However, not all features may be accessible this way.
 ====Local Mess (June 2025)====
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 Meta’s recent decision to discontinue support for physical keyboard tracking on the Quest 2 and Pro, as stated in the V72 release notes, in just two years of lifecycle this showcase an enshittification on their products. Early adopters beware.
-==== Update on the Oculus Quest 1 ====
+====Update on the Oculus Quest 1====
 {{Main|Oculus (Meta) Quest 1 Deprecation}}
 The original Quest 1 from 2019 has been deprecated, after entering extended support in 2023.