Becareful When Posting Photos on the Internet
Contributed by: Editor on Monday, June 15 2009 @ 12:25 pm
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The Smiths, a family in Missouri got a surprised when a friend emailed them a picture they took of a billboard in the Czech Republic. The photo was used to advertise a grocery stores delivery service in Prague, over a thousand miles away. The shop owner has since promised to remove the image and has emailed the Smiths an apology. The wife and mother in the photo, Danielle Smith, was surprised and had no idea the picture could be used this way. She still plans to post images of her family but not at such a high resolution.
I still find it a little shocking that people don't realize any image displayed in a internet browser can be taken and used by anyone viewing it, this goes with dating sites as well. This incident of misuse wasn't bad but you can never know what someone will do with your images (putting your head on someone else's body for example). Posting pictures on the internet is here to stay, so my advice is, don't post photos of yourself on the internet that you don't want absolutely everyone to see. Just assume it is in the public domain. Once posted, those photos of embarrassing poses, falls, etc.. always seem to find there way to your friends, co-workers, potential employers, etc... at the most inopportune times.
For the full scoop, read The Guardian[*1] .