Privacy is becoming more of a concern as facial recognition technology advances and is integrated even more extensively into things we use all the time such as our smartphones and social media platforms. But, in a huge victory for privacy advocates, Facebook is deciding to lessen its aggressive pursuit of facial recognition tech in that […]
Author: Kehl Bayern
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Tons of news this week in the camera gear department and Canon is turning up the notch just a little bit more as we close it out. Reports are swirling around the web that the Japanese optics giant is developing nothing less than a mirrorless-to-DSLR camera converter in a bid to bridge two worlds and […]
A fan favorite from National Geographic is closing up shop but not calling it quits – NatGeo’s “Your Shot’ is moving to Instagram. Groan. According to a picture on the website for the community, all of the activities there will cease as of October 31 of this year and, after that, everything is moving over […]
Everyone loves new gear, and Nikon heads are particularly known for being the first passengers on the hype train. But it looks like the hype surrounding Nikon’s new DSLR, the D6, is very real and it is going to make more than a few photographers excited. Word began leaking on the net about this camera’s […]
Another week, another influencer on Instagram caught faking it for the likes. In this case, Argentinian Tupi Saravia, a “travel” influencer – was recently called out by members of the Instagram community for having travel photos from different locations around the world but with the exact same sky. Sure, it’s a pretty sky, but it […]
The idea that Instagram might get rid of likes on the photos users submit to the service did not go over well with a lot of the platform’s more dedicated advocates but the furor has not stamped down Facebook’s research into it. Now, in a sign of just how serious the company is about it, […]