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In a world where private photographs are instantly shareable and stored in the cloud, privacy is a rising concern for many people.

Now, celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and members of the public alike, are embracing retro technologies in order to keep their pictures private - and on paper.

Sales of Polaroid cameras, which were particularly popular in the 1980s, and produce a developed film image, have risen by around three quarters in less than a year.

Sales of Polaroid cameras, which were popular in the 1980s and dispense a developed film image – have risen by around three quarters - perhaps in part due to scandals like the iCloud leak, which rock consumers' confidence that their private images and documents can be kept safe online

Kaley Cuoco, who stars in The Big Bang Theory declared: 'Polaroids are the way to go.

'No one can get those.'

Her comments were made following a recent spate of iCloud leaks, which saw private photos of more than 100 celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, leaked online.

Creed O'Hanlon, chief executive of Netherlands-based The Impossible Project, which took over manufacturing Polaroid cameras in 2008, told The Guardian: 'In the past 10 months we have seen a 75 per cent increase in the 18 to 25 demographic, with teenagers turning their backs on digital, for something more tangible.'  

Following the iCloud leak when celebrities' private photos were splashed across the internet, Kaley Cuoco (pictured left), who stars in The Big Bang Theory declared: 'Polaroids are the way to go. No one can get those.' Taylor Swift chose to use the distinctive photo format for her new album, 1989 (pictured right)

'Over the past six months, we have doubled the volume of films we sell and refurbished more than 30,000 classic Polaroid cameras. 

'Next year, we expect these numbers to double.'

The popularity of the retro camera has been attributed to people's love of Instagram, as well as the number of celebrities embracing the devices, including Lana Del Rey.

A Polaroid photo forms the front cover of Taylor Swift's new album, 1989, making the format fashionable again.

Stephanie Sian Smith, a freelance photographer who shoots for magazines Vice and i-D, said: 'Young people today are more nostalgic than ever and they love the old film look - hence the rise of Instagram. 

'The cameras look cool and the pictures remind us of something from the past.'

The revival has taken some analysts, who declared analogue media formats dead, by surprise. 

Just like Polaroid sales, vinyl is also experiencing a revival, with the largest number of records sold in almost 20 years.

The Polaroid company was founded in 1937 and its cameras proved such a hit that around half of households in the US had one by the 1960s. 

The format was used by some of the 20th century's best loved artists and photographers, including Andy Warhol and David Hockney.

But after numerous iconic models and innovations, including instant printers in the 1990s and 2000s, by 2001 with the arrival of cheap digital cameras - and later smartphones - the company behind the iconic camera filed for bankruptcy.

The boss of Netherlands-based The Impossible Project, which took over manufacturing Polaroid cameras in 2008, said sales of Polaroid products have soared by 75%  in the past 10 months in the 18 to 25 demographic, while the numbers of films sold for the cameras (stock image) in the past six months have doubled

In the 1990s the Polaroid Captiva was made in a special Spice Girls edition, the Spice Cam (pictured) and the smaller iZone was rolled out for small instant portraits