Real pain is having literally the cutest niece in the universe and not being able to post her face on social media because of creeps and AI on the internet.

Real pain is having the cutest niece ever and not being able to post her face online because of creepy people and AI. Here’s why it’s a cybersecurity risk: Once an image is online, it’s out of your control. It can be copied, saved, and shared widely. Kids can’t consent to a permanent digital footprint. We’re seeing AI create fake images of real people, including kids. Once an image is public, it can be misused in ways that are hard to undo. If you post kids online: • Lock down your accounts. Private profiles help, but aren’t foolproof. • Don’t think stickers or blurring faces is enough. Those edits aren’t a reliable privacy safeguard anymore. • In the age of generative AI, anything goes and I don’t want to see inappropriate AI generated images of her floating around Follow @cybersecuritygirl for more tips. And send this to other parents