Picsart’s Free Photo Editing Tools Are Now Integrated into Google Drive

Picsart has announced that its entire web-based photo editor is available directly integrated into Google Drive. The app enables users to edit Google Drive images in Picsart’s Web Editor and save them back to Drive in one connected interface. [Read More]

Stealth Bomber Caught Mid-Flight in a Google Maps Photo

A Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has been caught flying over farm fields in the Midwest by Google Satellite cameras. It was spotted by a sharp-eyed Google Maps user. The Discovery of the B-2 Stealth Bomber Google has been working to photograph seemingly every inch of the globe for its street and satellite views,… Continue reading Stealth Bomber Caught Mid-Flight in a Google Maps Photo

72% of American users don’t trust Facebook, says poll

This one definitely falls under the “No Sh*t Sherlock!” category. According to a Washington Post-Schar School survey, the majority of Americans don’t trust any of the large social media companies such as Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, but are torn because they still wish to access and use their products and services.… Continue reading 72% of American users don’t trust Facebook, says poll

France Orders Clearview AI to Delete its Scraped Selfie Photo Database

A watchdog in France has ordered Clearview AI to delete its database of French faces. The controversial company amassed a database of selfies it scraped from Google and Facebook that it sells to law enforcement for facial recognition. The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) is an independent French administrative regulatory body that… Continue reading France Orders Clearview AI to Delete its Scraped Selfie Photo Database

Google Photos ‘Locked Folder’ Feature Comes to Non-Pixel Devices

Google has begun to more widely roll out the Locked Folder feature, which allows Android users to locally store sensitive images and videos, that was previously only available on Pixel smartphones. Google first revealed the beta stage of the Locked Folder feature for Google Photos back in 2020, however, now it has been made accessible… Continue reading Google Photos ‘Locked Folder’ Feature Comes to Non-Pixel Devices

Google’s Pixel Mail-In Repair Results in Leaked Photos, Hacked Account

A new report alleges Google’s mail-in repair service for Pixel phones resulted in stolen photos and a hacked device for one woman. Google says it is investigating. As detailed by The Verge, game designer and author Jane McGonigal sent her Pixel 5a phone to a Google repair center in Texas in October, but was told… Continue reading Google’s Pixel Mail-In Repair Results in Leaked Photos, Hacked Account

Apple Sues the Company That Let Governments Steal Journalists’ Photos

Apple has filed a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company, that developed and distributed spyware called Pegasus. It was used by some governments to access the iPhones of journalists and activists and steal their photos. In July, it became known that more than 50,000 phone numbers that were mostly owned by journalists, activists,… Continue reading Apple Sues the Company That Let Governments Steal Journalists’ Photos