Clann author

Conor O'Hanlon

Co-founder and technical lead

Conor O’Hanlon is Clann’s co-founder and technical lead. He writes about product security, privacy architecture, cloud storage, and the technical trade-offs in family photo sharing.

Areas of expertise

  • Application security
  • Cloud architecture
  • Family photo privacy
  • Mobile engineering

Articles by Conor O'Hanlon

What is Digital Kidnapping?
How strangers steal and repost children’s photos, and how to stop it.
Sharenting Statistics 2026
The numbers behind children’s digital footprints, in one place.
Is It Safe to Upload Baby Photos to the Cloud?
A practical threat model for parents choosing cloud photo storage.
Does Google Photos Train AI on My Photos?
What Google’s policies actually say about your photo library and AI.
Photo Apps Without AI Training
How to separate AI-model training from in-product machine learning.
Is WhatsApp Safe for Baby Photos?
Where WhatsApp’s encryption helps - and where it falls short.
How to Tell Family Not to Post Photos of My Baby
Word-for-word scripts for a conversation most parents dread.
How to Stop Grandparents Posting Baby Photos on Facebook
Scripts and strategies that keep the peace - and the photos private.
The Complete Guide to Private Family Photo Sharing
Why private sharing matters and how to set it up for your whole family.
How to Share Baby Photos Privately
Every private-sharing option compared, step by step.
Best App to Share Baby Photos with Family
What to look for, and how the main options stack up in 2026.
Safe Apps for Sharing Baby Photos
What “safe” actually means for a family photo app.
Photo Sharing for Newborns
Setting up private sharing before the baby arrives.
Private Photo Sharing for Grandparents
Keeping far-away grandparents close without public social media.
Long-Distance Grandparents Photo Sharing
How families stay close across countries and time zones.
Family Photo Sharing Without Social Media
Sharing family life without feeds, ads, or algorithms.
Family Photo Apps Without Ads
Why free photo apps show ads, and the ad-free alternatives.
How to Organize Family Photos
A system for taming years of scattered family photos.
How to Back Up Baby Photos
A simple 3-2-1 backup setup for irreplaceable photos.
Clann vs FamilyAlbum
An honest comparison - including when FamilyAlbum is the better pick.
Clann vs Tinybeans
Journal-style versus timeline-style family sharing, compared.
Clann vs Google Photos
Personal backup versus private family sharing - and when to use both.
Clann vs Apple Shared Albums
What Apple’s free option does well, and where it hits its limits.
Clann vs iCloud Shared Photo Library
Apple’s 6-person library versus a cross-platform family space.
Clann vs a WhatsApp Family Group
Chat versus archive: why many families end up using both.