As we bid farewell to 2023, it not only marks the conclusion of another year but symbolises a transformative era for my family. My child ("Gen Zer") is embarking on a journey from school to the next chapter of her life, whether it be higher education or employment. In...
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2023: A Year in Review – Navigating Challenges, Embracing Innovation and Shaping the Future
As I look back on 2023, I look back with a sense of confidence and astonishment. Confidence due to the momentum pixevety has had this year educating schools, universities, children, and parents about image privacy and consent but also astonishment at our growth...
Building back trust – Can Australian schools lead the way?
Were you aware that the Australian education market for the first time has not ranked in the OAIC top 5 sector notifiable data breach report for over a year? Or that Deloitte’s latest Australian Privacy Index Report ranked Education as the 2nd most trusted industry to...
Why should you start using a private platform to share photos?
Only 6 per cent of photos taken are ever shared. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but let’s look at the size of the pie its cut from. 1.81 trillion photos are taken worldwide each year (5 billion per day). By 2030, around 2.3 trillion photos will be taken every year. Users...
pixevety and Veracross: A Powerful Combination for Oregon Episcopal School
Republished from Veracross website. Click here for original article. To learn more about Veracross, click here. Whether you’re seeking new applicants, engaging current families, soliciting donors, or keeping up with alumni, communicating your school’s story is...
New Year Photo Sharing Reminder
It’s that time of year again when parents are warned about sharenting/posting their children’s first day back at school photos online. If you do this, you’re not alone. In a survey of 1000 parents in the US conducted by SecurityORG, 75% of respondents share photos of...
It’s time to talk photo security for children
Hello, my name is Tammy Anson and I am the Chief Operations Officer at pixevety. With personal data breach announcements occurring daily around the world, I wanted to quickly share my thoughts on data security, specifically when it comes to child photo storage, and to...
Why should I spend more time on protecting my children’s photos online?
Did you know an estimated 500,000 online child predators are active daily? As students head back to school in the US, a TikTok video recently went viral reminding parents to be careful about what they included in back to school social media posts. That...
3 myths of photo consent creating fear
Embedding best practices into the collection of image consent leads to a greater response from parents with better overall results. That is the finding from pixevety research into school photo consent practices around the globe. (But many schools continue to keep...
Trust in photo management is the key to keeping photos safe
Technology that credibly communicates privacy commitments can inspire trust in protecting a customer’s digital footprint. However, many tech companies still don’t seem to care much about privacy, and happily continue to exploit our personal data to make a quick buck!...