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Question from Stella: I have thousands of family pictures that I’ve copied onto an external hard drive, which I keep locked up in a fireproof lock box.
My question is will those pictures last forever or is their lifetime limited in any way?
Did you know that by default, every photo you take with your smartphone has the location where the photo was taken added to the photo’s metadata?
That means anyone who manages to view one of your photos can easily find out exactly where that photo was taken.
For most people this isn’t a concern because they only share their personal photos with family members and friends. After all, most of those folks will likely know where you live and work anyway, right?
The above being said, here are some things to consider… [Read more…]
As you probably know, Google search results often include photos of people who are relevant to the search query in some way, and that does include minors.
If you’re the parent or legal guardian of a minor (below the age of 18) whose photo(s) are included in Google searches you can request that Google remove those photos.
Minors themselves can also request the removal of their photos if they’d prefer not have an adult involved in the process. [Read more…]
Question from Donna: My iPhone’s storage is almost full because of all the pictures and videos that are on it.
I want to copy all the existing photos and videos from the phone to my HP Envy 13 (2019) Windows laptop and then delete them from the iPhone to make room for new ones.
I know I could upload them to iCloud and then download them onto my computer, but I don’t trust cloud storage and I never use it. I have iCloud syncing disabled and I’d really prefer to keep it that way.
Can you tell me how to transfer the photos and videos from the iPhone to my laptop without using iCloud? [Read more…]
Do you have a large collection of irreplaceable photos stored on your phone?
Photos that you’d hate to lose if your phone should ever go belly-up, or get lost or stolen?
If so, there’s a very easy way to prevent losing your photos if something ever happens to your phone: Keep them backed up to the cloud!