PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml
on 06 Oct 04:48
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I never give apps I distrust permission to my photos, I instead select the photos in my gallery app and share them with the app. And as a side note, many users have cloud backups enabled, whether intentionally or accidentally (having clicked “accept” once, instead of “ask me later”); so big-tech likely stores a copy of the actual pictures, and depending on how lackluster the defaults are regarding privacy, have full access to it.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
on 06 Oct 20:00
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And with the current state of machine photo classification, they can sort out at least some subset of the interesting ones, so it won’t just be a ton of noise they need to sift through if say they are looking for nudes or post-its with passwords written on them.
freedickpics@lemmy.ml
on 07 Oct 13:10
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The API for apps is also flawed. I’m not sure about Android but on iOS apps are told whether the user has given them full or partial access, and some apps needlessly ask for full permissions when they don’t need it. Apple themselves set a bad example with this, iMovie for iOS won’t even launch without full photos access
FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi
on 07 Oct 20:18
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Graphene’s scope feature basically lets you share a set of pictures/videos/directory whether it’s empty or not and tells the app that it has full access. For snoopy apps just create an empty directory somewhere and set the scope to that and allow access if the app is persistent. More info: grapheneos.org/usage#storage-scopes.
On devices I use personally I haven’t encountered such examples for years, because the first thing I do is substitute first-party apps with FOSS alternatives. My mom does however, and her Samsung’s camera app for example, won’t function unless you give it permission to scan for nearby devices; among others, which I can’t fully remember. So the stock Android experience seems similar to what you’re describing for iOS.
SwooshBakery624@programming.dev
on 07 Oct 19:39
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It’s great to see actual examples shown in their videos, like the exiftool output. I really appreciate how well they integrate and present info, like the editor note being shown on the simulated Mac screen.
mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world
on 07 Oct 16:16
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So… how are yall storing your photos?
Offline server?
Proton Drive? I am skeptical about this one. I know Proton is more secure on paper. But it is like going from 1 walled garden to another.
Asking because right now we are paying for Google One 2TB, which is shared between my families. We have… A LOT of photos (some videos but mostly photos).
A European hosted bucket and a selfhosted immich instance
MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 07 Oct 17:21
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I run Immich on a cheap dell desktop I got off ebay (7th gen i5 CPU in it), it has 2 HDDs in a mirror and sends encrypted backups to online storage at Backblaze using Restic.
randombullet@programming.dev
on 07 Oct 19:01
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I’m running Immich.
If you have a really robust Internet connection you can reverse proxy into your home server. Make sure it’s SSDs though.
For me I just have 2 people so we share 1tb of a VPS and that satisfies the photos everywhere itch.
i use Synology Photos on my NAS, its fast, convenient, and the data stays mine. I simply pipe it through Pangolin and can access it from anywhere, my phone library is always empty.
UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com
on 07 Oct 23:47
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Give Immich a shot, very easy to containerize and has a much more robust feature set (not to mention open source)
I’m confused, is this about cloud storage, or the Google gallery app, or the camera app? I’m using fossify gallery and local-only storage, but haven’t yet switched camera apps. I guess I should.
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Might I recommend f-droid.org/packages/net.sourceforge.opencamera/ and graphene os?
Isn’t grapheneOS restricted to pixel phones? Those phones can get quite expensive
Graphine makes a secure camera app you can use on any android phone: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.graphen…
I never give apps I distrust permission to my photos, I instead select the photos in my gallery app and share them with the app. And as a side note, many users have cloud backups enabled, whether intentionally or accidentally (having clicked “accept” once, instead of “ask me later”); so big-tech likely stores a copy of the actual pictures, and depending on how lackluster the defaults are regarding privacy, have full access to it.
And with the current state of machine photo classification, they can sort out at least some subset of the interesting ones, so it won’t just be a ton of noise they need to sift through if say they are looking for nudes or post-its with passwords written on them.
The API for apps is also flawed. I’m not sure about Android but on iOS apps are told whether the user has given them full or partial access, and some apps needlessly ask for full permissions when they don’t need it. Apple themselves set a bad example with this, iMovie for iOS won’t even launch without full photos access
Graphene’s scope feature basically lets you share a set of pictures/videos/directory whether it’s empty or not and tells the app that it has full access. For snoopy apps just create an empty directory somewhere and set the scope to that and allow access if the app is persistent. More info: grapheneos.org/usage#storage-scopes.
On devices I use personally I haven’t encountered such examples for years, because the first thing I do is substitute first-party apps with FOSS alternatives. My mom does however, and her Samsung’s camera app for example, won’t function unless you give it permission to scan for nearby devices; among others, which I can’t fully remember. So the stock Android experience seems similar to what you’re describing for iOS.
I love the GrapheneOS approach with scopes.
It’s great to see actual examples shown in their videos, like the
exiftooloutput. I really appreciate how well they integrate and present info, like the editor note being shown on the simulated Mac screen.So… how are yall storing your photos?
Offline server?
Proton Drive? I am skeptical about this one. I know Proton is more secure on paper. But it is like going from 1 walled garden to another.
Asking because right now we are paying for Google One 2TB, which is shared between my families. We have… A LOT of photos (some videos but mostly photos).
immich.app
A European hosted bucket and a selfhosted immich instance
I run Immich on a cheap dell desktop I got off ebay (7th gen i5 CPU in it), it has 2 HDDs in a mirror and sends encrypted backups to online storage at Backblaze using Restic.
I’m running Immich.
If you have a really robust Internet connection you can reverse proxy into your home server. Make sure it’s SSDs though.
For me I just have 2 people so we share 1tb of a VPS and that satisfies the photos everywhere itch.
i use Synology Photos on my NAS, its fast, convenient, and the data stays mine. I simply pipe it through Pangolin and can access it from anywhere, my phone library is always empty.
Give Immich a shot, very easy to containerize and has a much more robust feature set (not to mention open source)
I’m confused, is this about cloud storage, or the Google gallery app, or the camera app? I’m using fossify gallery and local-only storage, but haven’t yet switched camera apps. I guess I should.