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Facebook’s Camera Roll ‘Custom Sharing’ Appears Enabled for Some Users Without Clear Consent

Reports say auto‑enabled settings analyze local photos to generate suggestions, raising privacy concerns.

Overview

  • Users and reporters found two active toggles under Settings > Camera Roll Sharing Suggestions that control Facebook’s photo suggestions.
  • The feature analyzes photo metadata, recognized people, and objects to propose albums, collages, recap posts, or AI‑generated variations.
  • Meta says these suggestions are visible only to the account holder and are not used for targeted advertising.
  • You can disable the feature by turning off “Custom sharing suggestions from your camera roll” and “Get camera roll suggestions when you’re browsing Facebook” in the app’s settings.
  • Some users report the settings were switched on without a clear prompt, and Mashable notes a related AI “cloud processing” option tied to Meta’s broader AI terms.