Facebook Photo Syncing Raises Privacy Concerns

New privacy questions spark after a Facebook user claimed his phone pictures have been publicly shared on their Timeline without their consent, according to GlobalNews.ca.

“Personal photos that I have decided not to share were uploaded without my permission,” said Adam Carroll, from Winnipeg, Canada. “I thought it was strange that I wasn`t asked if they were allowed to do that.”

The photo syncing feature, introduced in 2012, allows Facebook users to automatically upload their phone pictures to a private folder on the social network`s website.

“Only you can see the photos you`ve synced from your phone. Your photos are saved privately in a section of your Facebook Photos that only you can see,” Facebook states on their Help page. When you view your synced section, you can choose photos to share or send in a private message.”

Security experts advise users to take caution in enabling this feature, since every photograph synced from a user`s device may accidentally end up public or used for data mining purposes.