What the hell is going on at Adobe?

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In a move that has reverberated throughout all digitally-based creative industries, Adobe has updated its terms of use, adding some questionable points of interest, and causing a call for user revolt. 

Over the weekend social media lit up with photographers, videographers, and content creators calling for a boycott of Adobe and its products after its updated terms of use give the media software company access to any form of media uploaded to its many programs. This called into question privacy and security issues and broke the trust of the many creative professionals who use Adobe for their daily workflow. 

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Kalum Carter
Staff Writer

Kalum Carter is a photographer, photo editor and writer based in the UK, and for almost a decade he has worked with brands and publications to create, edit, and sequence imagery. Having recently graduated with a Master's Degree in Photography from the University of the West of England (UWE), Kalum joined Digital Camera World as a Staff Writer, covering news, reviews, and his biggest passion – photography books! 

Kalum's photography has been published and exhibited around the world, and he continues to photograph on a project-by-project basis. He is currently working on a personal project capturing the people and landscape of Gower, South Wales. Currently untitled, this body of work will be exhibited for the National Trust later this year.   

 

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