Clicking Off the World Cup: Are Your Memories Safe?
The FIFA World Cup 2026 has kicked off in North America. Billions of photos will be taken. Here's why storing them safely and privately matters more than ever.
PixelUnion Team
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Tag: Privacy
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DigiD and the fight for our digital sovereignty
Why the Dutch government blocked the takeover of DigiD infrastructure by an American company, and what that says about privacy, digital autonomy, and European data sovereignty.
PixelUnion Team
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3 min
Albums Without Limits: How Immich Lets You Organise and Share Your Photos Your Way
Albums in Immich are simple but powerful. You can organise your library however makes sense to you, and share specific collections with family or friends - privately, on your own terms.
PixelUnion Team
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4 min
Find Any Photo With Words: How Immich's AI-Powered Smart Search Works
Immich uses CLIP, an open-source AI model, to understand the content of your photos - so you can search for 'sunset at the beach' or 'birthday cake' and actually find them. No tags required.
PixelUnion Team
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4 min
Faces You Know, Photos You Can Find: How Immich's Facial Recognition Works
Immich recognises the people in your photos and groups them together - privately, on your own server, with no data sent to Big Tech. Here is how it works and why it matters.
PixelUnion Team
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4 min
Adieu Windows: Why the French Government Is Choosing Linux
France is switching to Linux and open source. Discover why digital sovereignty matters, and how PixelUnion applies the same values to your photos.
PixelUnion Team
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3 min
Background Backup: The Feature That Makes Your Photo Safety Actually Work
Backup only matters if it happens without you thinking about it. Here is how Immich's background backup keeps your photos safe automatically — and how to make sure it stays running on your device.
PixelUnion Team
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4 min
Faces You Know, Privacy You Keep: Facial Recognition Done Right
PixelUnion and Immich use powerful open-source AI models to recognize faces in your photo library - with impressive accuracy, and without ever training on your data.
PixelUnion Team
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4 min
The US CLOUD Act Explained: What It Means for Your Photos and Privacy
A plain-English guide to understanding the CLOUD Act, why it affects your personal data even in Europe, and what you can do about it.
PixelUnion Team
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6 min
Immich as a Service: Everything You Love About Immich, Without Running It Yourself
Immich is the best open-source alternative to Google Photos - but running it yourself is a real job. PixelUnion offers Immich as a fully managed European service, so you get the privacy without the ops burden.
PixelUnion Team
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6 min