How does Apple define "Show" and "Access" in the below Image?

The title is my first question. My other questions are below. My model name is iPhone SE. Current iOS version as the time of this typing/question is 18.3.1. I took a picture (using the iPhone camera) of a piece of paper that has a list of hand-written passwords for many things. Recently, on a website (using my iPhone Safari app), I was asked to upload a profile picture. While doing this, I noticed it allowed me to view all of my pictures on my camera roll for me to select one picture. My question: Did that website "see" or "access" that one photo that contained my hand-written passwords? As in, did it basically copy that photo or stole that photo or transferred/store that photo on their end/server for their use/access/viewing? Apple does not define "Show" and "Access" for this situation anywhere on the internet/their website/their terms and conditions. Hence the questions.



iPhone SE, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 7:31 PM

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NCJ-Mr-Truth-Seeker wrote: How does Apple define "Show" and "Access" in the below Image?

If this were Safari, for instance, then when you go to a web site and choose to upload an image, you can have Safari show you your pictures, but Safari (and the web site) are prevented from grabbing (accessing) any pictures you don't specifically select and say "import" or whatever.

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Mar 12, 2025 6:56 AM in response to NCJ-Mr-Truth-Seeker

NCJ-Mr-Truth-Seeker wrote: How does Apple define "Show" and "Access" in the below Image?

If this were Safari, for instance, then when you go to a web site and choose to upload an image, you can have Safari show you your pictures, but Safari (and the web site) are prevented from grabbing (accessing) any pictures you don't specifically select and say "import" or whatever.

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