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8. I keep mine local (I hope!), but is there a real risk with using the app?

Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:51 PM

Oct 2022

I have it in my mind that Google will somehow use them for something, even if I try to say no. Am I being too cautious?

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So all my photos on my Android phone that I BELIEVED were resident on the phone in Gallery [View all] cilla4progress Oct 2022 OP

Are they still on your phone also? I have an android phone... brush Oct 2022 #1

Yes. cilla4progress Oct 2022 #2

You should back them up. LuvLoogie Oct 2022 #4

You can configure Google Photos in three different ways. ManiacJoe Oct 2022 #5

I don't believe I changed anything... cilla4progress Oct 2022 #7

If your are using the defaults, the defaults could have changed. ManiacJoe Oct 2022 #10

Using without your permission would be a large law suit. ManiacJoe Oct 2022 #9

I just read the TOS for Photos intrepidity Oct 2022 #12

It's probably ok cilla4progress Oct 2022 #11