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Schools Remove Student Photos from Facebook | Auckland News
Two New Zealand schools are ditching Facebook for student photos amid rising AI risks — where images can be easily stolen, manipulated, or misused. Fearing permanent digital footprints and viral distortions, Takaro School and Pāpāmoa Primary now use secure apps like Hero, accessible only to parents, to protect kids’ privacy. After seeing overseas cases and internal concerns — including a cultural video hijacked online — school leaders say the digital landscape has changed too fast to ignore. Their move mirrors a national trend: as phones are banned in classrooms and social media restrictions…
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