Photography can be a perilous hobby just ask Jeff Bezos.
The Amazon kingpin had totell the worldabout his below-the-belt selfies to avoidan alleged blackmailby the National Enquirer.
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Thankfully, there are ways to reduce the risks while keeping the pics for your perverse pleasure.
Among the most useful methods is provided by Google Photos.
Items in your Locked Folder are hidden from the Photos grid, memories, search, and albums.
Theyre also invisible to other apps on your machine that have access to your images and videos.
Heres how to use the feature.
Set up Locked Folder
If you want to use the feature, you first need to set it up.
Move your content to your Locked Folder
Thats it!
All your embarrassing pics can now be safely confined within your Locked Folder.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
