Comment by oulipo
4 days ago
It's routine for apps like Messenger to pre-download attachments (eg to compute a resized preview of the image etc)
4 days ago
It's routine for apps like Messenger to pre-download attachments (eg to compute a resized preview of the image etc)
well yes, that is the surface. it's the surface being created with no recourse from the user side, that is intentional... the tinfoil hat theory is that it is, anyway.
or maybe the actual reason is so that when someone sends you a picture you can see the picture