If you bought a smartwatch for your kid, you may want to reconsider it. According to a recent alarming discovery, a line of smartwatches designed exclusively for children could be spying on them. A researcher has discovered an undocumented backdoor that allows a third person to access a camera, wiretap voice calls, and track your child’s location in real-time. According to Ars Technica, the problem was found in Xplora’s X4 smartwatch....

In the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, local politicians are seeking to cancel a photography exhibition because if features LGBT themes. The exhibition, titled Balkan Pride, is due to open in July. However, some politicians claim that they are ready to use both legal and illegal means to prevent it from being opened. Plovdiv is co-hosting the 2019 edition of the European capital of culture along with Matera in Italy. Aside from the photo exhibition, Balkan Pride is set to include a concert and a public discussion as a part of the program....

A pair of white papers have been released by Canon exploring the new Canon 1DX Mark III DSLR. The two white papers cover its stills and video capabilities and come in at 59 and 21 pages long respectively. They go into a lot of detail about the overall performance, burst rates, autofocus, metering and flash, image quality, full-frame 4K, 5.5K RAW, the codecs used and more. The stills white paper is particularly interesting because it covers some of Canon’s SLR highlights throughout the years going all the way back to the introduction 1971’s Canon F-1 system, which also debuted the Canon FD lens mount....

I always look forward to seeing new SmugMug Films. They always feature such fascinating photographers with amazing work. This time around, it’s mountain sports and lifestyle photographer Blake Jorgenson. Often found waist deep in snow waiting for the right combination of light and action to capture the perfect shot. The Cold Open sees Blake talk about his work and passion for photography and adventure. As we have come to expect from SmugMug Films, the cinematography is rather impressive....

If your editing software is not available to you for any reason, using a browser-based one is a great option. Colorcinch is one that recently appeared, and it’s a pretty capable and fast option. It’s also free to use (although there’s a paid premium version too), so let’s see what you get and how it works. Colorcinch allows you to make basic edits such as cropping, adjusting exposure, vibrance, colors, adding vignettes, text, doodles, and so on....