Google Photos, the photo-sharing and storage service from Google, is indeed an easy-to-use platform to share images with peers, friends, and family. The platform has incorporated various intuitive features like cloud backup, shared libraries, and an assistant that plays around with your photos and comes up with interesting outputs. However, it apparently has a privacy issue which is not explicitly mentioned.
I’m not blaming Google Photos for providing public links, which are indeed useful for sharing files in bulk, a collection of wallpapers for instance without going through the hassle of adding all the participants individually which is a time-consuming process. However, the app should clearly communicate to the user that the links will be publicly accessible, so the user can make an informed choice about sharing with Google Photos.
