Overview
- Dearborn Public Schools put all upcoming Lifetouch sessions on hold and opened a review, noting there is no confirmed student data breach.
- Kentucky Educational Development Corporation suspended current and future Lifetouch services pending an investigation focused on student safety.
- Several Texas districts canceled or shifted picture plans in-house following parent pressure and online petitions calling for alternative vendors.
- Lifetouch said it is not named in the DOJ document release, stated Apollo personnel never had access to student images, and cited compliance with FERPA and a ban on using photos for AI or facial recognition.
- News outlets reviewing the DOJ’s Epstein files reported no evidence that Epstein or associates accessed Lifetouch photos, and Apollo’s 2019 Shutterfly acquisition closed after Epstein’s death and before Leon Black left Apollo in 2021.