US Air Force Employee ‘Secretly Took Photos of Kids to Make AI Child Porn Images’

A U.S. Air Force employee was arrested for secretly taking photos of children in order to create AI child abuse images.

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2024-12-28 19:56

Gymnastics Photographer Jailed for Secretly Taking Photos of Kids

A gymnastics photographer has been jailed for distributing child pornography and secretly taking over 50,000 images of children's feet at the sports events he worked at. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-9 16:57

Wedding Photographer Charged With Secretly Recording Young Women at Venues

A wedding photographer is facing over 150 criminal charges for allegedly secretly recording young girls at venues.

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2024-10-31 16:19

Insurance Companies are Secretly Flying Drones and Taking Photos of Your Home

Home insurance companies are secretly taking photos of private residences with drones, surveillance balloons, and even manned planes to find reasons to drop you as a customer. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-11 14:44

Photographer Records Mouse Secretly Tidying Up His Shed

A wildlife photographer set up a night vision camera after he noticed objects in his shed being tidied up overnight -- he discovered a mouse was doing the cleaning. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-8 20:42

Thief Steals City Trail Camera, Gets Secretly Photographed in His Bedroom

A hapless thief who stole a city game camera which began sending photos of him to the police has been arrested.

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2023-11-14 15:50

MasterClass Accused of Violating Customer Privacy by Secretly Sending Info to Meta

Online education platform MasterClass has been accused of using a tracking tool to transmit certain customer information to Meta for the purposes of advertising without users' consent. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-8-12 20:30

Man Secretly Hires Photographer Girlfriend to Shoot Her Own Proposal

A wedding photographer who thought she had been hired to shoot a couple's proposal was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be her own proposal. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-15 20:06

‘Pegasus’ Spyware Infects Phones, Steals Photos, Secretly Films Owners

Several governments including Mexico, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates stand accused of using spyware called “Pegasus” to infect and hack into both iPhones and Android smartphones. Once installed, it can fully access the device including remote and secret activation of the camera. petapixel.com »

2021-7-21 18:48

Trail Camera Catches Mouse Secretly Cleaning Man’s Shed Every Night

72-year-old Stephen Mckears was puzzled every morning when he would find hardware he left out on his workbench returned to their box. Using a wildlife trail camera, he discovered that a mouse was spending hours every night putting his tools back and tidying up his workspace. petapixel.com »

2019-4-21 20:17

David Katz, A Top Photographer Who Was Secretly Legally Blind

Here’s a 15-minute video featuring the internationally acclaimed sports photographer David Katz, a man who was diagnosed as being legally blind when he was just 3 months old. Through his eyes, things seem too bright, blurred, and appear to move too quickly. petapixel.com »

2017-12-19 19:12

iOS Apps Can Secretly Shoot Photos if Given Camera Permissions

Have you ever considered that your iPhone might be watching you? Felix Krause, a developer at Google, says he has found that iPhone apps could theoretically spy on you if given camera permissions. With an app published on GitHub, Krause illustrated how it’s possible for a malicious app to photograph you at its leisure without you […] petapixel.com »

2017-10-29 20:56