Woman claims iPhone takes a photo of you every five seconds - but it's actually scanning

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When it comes to technology like smartphones or Amazon Alexa gadgets, you might have wondered how much information they really have about you.

For instance, we recently learned that our iPhones keep track of all the places we visit - logging when we went and how long we were there for.

And now one social media user has claimed that our Apple phones have also been taking photos of us every few seconds. In a viral TikTok video, a woman shares her conspiracy theory, filming her phone with an infrared lens, which shows a flash going off every five seconds.

And while it does look like it's taking pictures, experts have explained that's not actually the case. According to a number of people in the comments, the phone is actually scanning to see