A Danger in Posting Photos Online - Page 2

cindyNC · ‎08-01-2019

I have FB set up to notify me if I'm tagged in a post.

The other day some guy had had taken my background photo (plus my name) and copied it to his FB page. He had done the same with many other people.

Found out that, currently, you cannot hide or make your background photo or profile photo private any longer. Everything else on my FB account has been marked private for many many years.

Ended up reporting him to FB. Not sure if they will do anything about it.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

I've deleted my profile and background photos. Also all my photos I had previously posted on my page. I realize FB has a certain amount of this information stored on their site anyway, but it helps to keep down the less sophisticated hackers at least.

I also no longer comment on public sites and rarely even "like" any of their posts, which is somewhat disappointing since most of these are local people/businesses.

I'd get off FB altogether if I didn't need it for local information. It's become our new version of the Yellow Pages.

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

I don't do social media. As far as I know there are no pics of me online. DH has a FB account with his pic?

Too many sick weridos out there today. Disgusting. These are the people that should be locked up.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

I have worked in IT since 1983. I don't remember ever posting a picture of myself. I have been on social media since 1993 in a small way, but as far as I know no photos of me.

Maybe relatives have, but I don't know about it if they did, and they would have been baby or school photos.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@We rescue cats are you satisified with Facebook Purity? Does it filter out unwanted posts you don't want to see, like sponsored or join?

I currently have Social Fixer and it hasn't been updated in months so my whole feed is filled with sponsored posts. I might as well just delete it from the extensions.

monicakm · ‎03-16-2010

At the risk of yet again repeating myself, I... oh never mind, everyone knows how I feel about Facebook.

And to the person who says they don't put pictures of themselves or family members on Facebook because there is a host of information attached to that photo, you are absolutely right but you can Google how to remove a photo's exif... this is the "telling" information attached to a photo. It's kind of like a photo fingerprint and it's not illegal to remove it.

ScrapHappy · ‎03-28-2010

I am not on Facebook, other than a group I joined to help with information for parents at my daughter's university. I don't post, especially not pictures. My daughter wasn't allowed to have a Facebook page when she was younger. Now ia young adult, she chooses not to be on Facebook.