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Literal Hostage Situation (feddit.org)
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Google photos on ios is literally a hostage situation. Remove key functionalities like copying an image or editing an image unless you give them full unrestricted access to your entire photo library. (The holy grail of surveillance capitalism data). Data extortion masquerading as a service.

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[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

They follow the same privacy standards as Google in the USA. Sure they don't sell ads but the real issue imo is warrantless requests for that info for the government.

[-] panicnow@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Apple does keep the photos and metadata encrypted in flight and at rest which I would assume is better than what Google does, but I haven’t seen Google’s policy in a while. Apple Photos Legal Page

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