Well, Martin Stahl proved it instead of me.
MARTIN STAHL SAID THAT LIFE REVIEW IS NOT A PRANK.

The site started as a Social site, before there was any Chess playing.

Shameful data grab by chess.com , disappointing
How is it a data grab? Are you saying every site that asks for camera permission is a data grab? C'mon man, I don't see you calling Snapchat or Tiktok among others a data grab. It's literally just a camera filter

i think the reviews are random
they're either random or rate based on lighting details. like if its a darker image its bad but if its a lighter image its good, unsure though, more testing needed on that.
but its literally just a camera filter at best

Its grabbing personal meta data , what's hard to understand, this isn't TikTok either
not like you aren't already giving them plenty of data...
its just a filter man, dunno what to tell you

Its grabbing personal meta data , what's hard to understand, this isn't TikTok either
It's not gathering data, other than maybe how often it's being used, and I'm not sure it's gathering that even.

A feature of the apps.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-life-review
Prove it!
https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-life-review