The startling discovery of how Apple and Android phones can upload your entire photo library in seconds with out you even noticing it also can “post your photos on a public photo-sharing site.” This article says that if you allow any apps to access the Internet it will be able to download you photo library. It gives an example of an app that is a simple timer but the hidden function is when you start the timer which is the downloading of your photo library. Some solutions that they suggested are the SD storage cards. This provided more privacy and you know where your photos are going. So you've been warned about what Apple and Android phones can do.
By Brian X. Chen and Nick Bilton