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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...
Striking the delicate balance between photo privacy and community engagement
An old school question popped up on my radar again: “Is it ok for schools to collect photo consent only at enrolment (or enrollment for my U.S. friends)?”. Ten years on from the first time I received this question, my advice remains the same – if you do it right the...
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...
Schools, photos, and social media use
Schools should take note of how they use social media. The following trends are very concerning. 1. TikTok used as a primary online communication tool by schools. This week one of Australia’s leading school cyber safety experts, Susan McLean, on the Today Show again...
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...
pixevety becomes a member of the Biometrics Institute
pixevety is pleased to have joined the Biometrics Institute, the independent, impartial, international members association which promotes the responsible and ethical use of biometrics. Read more about the membership and what is means for pixevety
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...