A picture is worth a thousand data points

That IS a lot of selfies, though. Support the Channel Patreon:   / rejectconvenience   Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/rejectconvenience Sources, References, and Resources (1) Apple iPhone 17 Event (500 Billion Selfies) https://www.youtube.com/live/H3KnMyoj... (2) Introduction to metadata https://www.britannica.com/technology... (3) Beach Bunny (great music) https://www.beachbunnymusic.com/ (4) Adobe XMP https://github.com/adobe/xmp-docs (5) EXIF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif (6) GPS precision https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/P... (7) Laura Mathews Art https://www.lauramathewsart.com/ (8) A blog post with all this metadata for you to explore https://publish.obsidian.md/rejectcon... (8a) How to see metadata: https://deviltux.thedev.id/notes/maco... (8b) iOS Version History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_26#... (8c) Open Sauce 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/202607141... (9) Permissions on iOS and Android Apple: https://developer.apple.com/documenta...) https://developer.apple.com/documenta... https://developer.apple.com/documenta... Android : https://developer.android.com/trainin... (10) Scanning for objects in iOS and Android Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102990 https://developer.apple.com/documenta... https://developer.apple.com/documenta... Android: https://www.androidauthority.com/goog... https://developer.android.com/referen... (11) Github examples https://github.com/360ghar/tidybyte https://github.com/nicedreamzapp/Visi... https://github.com/LA-Labs/DeepLook https://github.com/ozzzik/PhotoSweep https://github.com/Rozkalns/SimilarPh... (12) Facebook Stats (how many uploaded photos) https://wishpond.com/blog/40-up-to-da... (13) Facebook's wiretapping VPN https://www.techradar.com/computing/c... (14) Meta Glasses scan people in the real world https://www.wired.com/story/meta-smar... (15) Meta Privacy Policy https://www.facebook.com/privacy/poli... (15b) Meta uses ML to scan photos for ads (about 10 minutes in):    • What does Meta actually do now?   (16) All The Guides Adjust Photo Library Permissions on iPhone: Settings, Privacy & Security, Photos And on Android: Settings, Security & Privacy, Privacy, Permission Manager, Photos and Videos https://support.google.com/android/an... Prevent Apple from using usage data (which would include how many selfies are on your phone): Settings, Privacy & Security, Analytics & Improvements https://support.apple.com/en-us/108971 Same thing on Android: Settings, Google, More, Usage and diagnostics https://support.google.com/android/an... (17) Watch me read privacy policies!    / @privacypoliciesexplained   (18) I actually read Meta's Privacy Policy    • Meta - Actually Reading the Privacy Policy   (19) Scrub metadata guides macOS https://macos.gadgethacks.com/how-to/... Linux, macOS, and Windows (with WSL): https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/bl... (please share more resources if you know of any! I will validate them myself for safety before putting them here.) (20) Reject Convenience Forum https://www.rejectconvenience.com/forum/ (Extra) Fun things we can learn with metadata: https://annas-archive.org/blog/backin... https://annas-archive.li/blog/backing... Special Thanks Otis, the Developer: – https://bsky.app/profile/otispeterson... Laura Mathews Art: – https://www.lauramathewsart.com/ Credits Maddie // LykkeAudio - Audio Producer – https://lykkeaudio.com/ SpacyLuna - Script Editor – https://bsky.app/profile/spacyluna.bs... AinselPixel - Subtitles – https://bsky.app/profile/ainselpixel.... James Vincent - Script Review 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co 7563 by Florence Road, https://t.lickd.co/l/XlPVm2RaMbD (Don't use Lickd, this was a mistake and it's been a nightmare dealing with them. Support small artists directly!) Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Chapter 1: Data About Data 06:43 - Chapter 2: App Permissions 08:59 - Chapter 3: Invisible Scans 15:09 - Chapter 4: What You Can Do