Overview

• Meta is running a limited opt-in test in the US and Canada that prompts Facebook users to grant full camera-roll access for its new “Cloud Processing” feature.
• Once enabled, the feature automatically uploads smartphone photos to Meta’s servers and uses AI to generate collages, summaries and redesigned images as personal share suggestions.
• Meta spokespersons insist that uploaded photos remain visible only to the user, will not serve advertising purposes and are not currently used to train its AI models.
• Discussions on platforms like X and Reddit reveal growing skepticism and privacy concerns over Meta’s failure to commit that the test-phase photos won’t later be used for AI training.
• Major tech outlets have published step-by-step guides for users to opt out of or disable the Cloud Processing feature as distrust mounts.