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The safeguarding risks of AI photo apps

The hidden risks of AI photo apps: what schools should tell families

Using an AI photo app to remove a watermark from a school picture might seem harmless, but it’s important that schools make parents aware of the possible safeguarding risks, writes Shezleen Salaam

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