Photo editing applications and personal data: the point with the Cnil

Before downloading, the Cnil recommends:

• go through an official merchant site offering this type of application;
• and to check any counterparties regarding the use of your personal data.

Indeed, the Cnil points out, you must be able to know whether your photos are kept in the European Union or outside the EU, whether they are shared with commercial partners, whether they are reused for advertising purposes and whether there are ways to exercise your rights. GDPR rights (right of access, opposition, deletion...).

When using the app, it's also a good idea to check the permissions the app requires to access your camera and photo albums.

Regarding the use of photos, the Council also stresses the importance of:

• to take into account the opinions of your relatives present in your photos before any possible use;
• Keep in mind that shared photos may contain metadata (geolocation, time of taking the photo, information about the device used).