Olivia Solon and Cyrus Farivar report:
“Make memories”: That’s the slogan on the website for the photo storage app Ever, accompanied by a cursive logo and an example album titled “Weekend with Grandpa.”
Everything about Ever’s branding is warm and fuzzy, about sharing your “best moments” while freeing up space on your phone.
What isn’t obvious on Ever’s website or app — except for a brief reference that was added to the privacy policy after NBC News reached out to the company in April — is that the photos people share are used to train the company’s facial recognition system, and that Ever then offers to sell that technology to private companies, law enforcement and the military.
Read more on NBC.