@DamonWakes @nazgul I don't know that I'd put it past them. If nothing else, unposted photos might still make useful training data, especially if they can be linked by metadata to photos that have been uploaded and captioned. But large transfers of that sort would be easier to spot if you're watching for infosec leaks, and I would expect most phones to meter access better than that. But maybe not.

@DamonWakes @lrhodes @nazgul Taking your photos with or without your permission is a massive money maker for these guys. Your photos contain meta data that is more than images. You bet they’re doing it. They aren’t making billions without selling your data.

@DamonWakes @lrhodes @nazgul you no read term and conditions?

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That's how I understand it as well: by the time you're writing the caption, you're already using instagram. So I don't think there's a risk of uploading the kid's picture or a photo of a contract.

Still iffy though, esp. if the button is called 'upload'. Downright misleading.

It's like when Facebook was recording the text of the post while you were writing it, which was ending up on their server even if you decided not to send it eventually.

@lrhodes @nazgul