In a feature the dating app says is set to roll out in the U.S. later this spring, Tinder plans to access users' camera rolls to pick photos and determine what they're into.
Not to detract from graphene, but stock Android can let you manage what specific pictures each app has access to. I don’t trust Meta with full access to my gallery, so anytime I have to upload something to Whatsapp, I have to specifically grant permission for that photo to Whatsapp.
I had a shit employer, I’m normally self-employed but I took a job one winter, they wanted me to download some app called Deputy to like spy on me 24/7. I never did.
Android and iOS also have guardrails around this. The OS asks for user consent and the user can grant no access or limited access.
Limited access, which is what you’ll want for a dating app that requires photo sharing, has been in iOS since 2020 (iOS 14). Android has been doing it since 2022 (Android 13).
And this is why I use GrapheneOS’s Storage Scopes
Not to detract from graphene, but stock Android can let you manage what specific pictures each app has access to. I don’t trust Meta with full access to my gallery, so anytime I have to upload something to Whatsapp, I have to specifically grant permission for that photo to Whatsapp.
Same on iOS too
Fun fact, that functionality literally came from GrapheneOS. Google onboarded it from Graphene.
Orrrrrr, you could, and hear me out…NOT use products from argueably THE biggest invader of privacy of our times. You could just use another messanger.
I don’t decide what I use for work. My employer does.
On your company phone… right?
Your employer owes you a phone if they want you to use software that they specify.
probably not a realistic take, even if I agree with it.
Whatsapp is so popular that if you’re outside of the US the expectation is not weird
Your employer is allowed to tell you what apps you have on your personal phone?
I had a shit employer, I’m normally self-employed but I took a job one winter, they wanted me to download some app called Deputy to like spy on me 24/7. I never did.
Android and iOS also have guardrails around this. The OS asks for user consent and the user can grant no access or limited access.
Limited access, which is what you’ll want for a dating app that requires photo sharing, has been in iOS since 2020 (iOS 14). Android has been doing it since 2022 (Android 13).
Psh, I use GOS without Storage Scopes. I simply only take flattering photographs of my Adonis-like form (they’re swiping left anyway, smh)