An Android user says Claude Code found 14,219 front-camera images in a full phone backup, outside the Gallery and Recently Deleted folders. The files were reportedly stored in the system Face Unlock cache and a Google Play Services folder, spanning about 15 months. They included ordinary and infrared frames, with timestamps and location data. The user says one file had been created only seconds earlier, suggesting the phone was still generating images while they inspected the cache. This conflicts with the user’s understanding that Face Unlock converts camera input into a mathematical representation and immediately discards the image.
The user reports that system diagnostic processes were writing some files and that older apps with camera permission might also have had access. They disabled diagnostics, revoked camera permissions, and cleared the cache, but say they cannot determine whether the frames had been copied elsewhere. They recommend making a full backup or using ADB to search for front-camera files outside the gallery. The accompanying discussion includes a call for independent forensic verification: the fact that Face Unlock uses camera data does not, by itself, establish that raw images were retained or accessible to other apps. The account also mentions a separate claim about deleted iPhone photos, but offers no verification of either incident.
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