#image privacy

Computer image privacy is one of the most controversial issues across the internet. For example, if i were to post an embarrassing picture of myself on platforms like flickr or Facebook, the photo can then be accessed by the general public.

I will then have the choice to choose the privacy level of the picture. However if I were to regret my decision and decide to delete the picture off Facebook, then too bad, cause the photo will still exist inside the Facebook server. There have been issues with deleted photos that still exist inside Facebook servers even after 3 years. People can then continue browsing the photo if they saved the exact image url of that deleted photo regardless the fact that the owner wants it gone from the internet.

Another issue comes up when I want to prevent this photo from been downloaded from public viewers. This is proven to be extremely difficult to do as there are quite a few ways of bypassing the download block. An example would be how some professional photographers who posts their photo on Flickr and made sure that user online can't download the original size of that photograph. However if I were to access the page source option and look through the code, i can then easily find the source url of the original picture and save it from there. Another way would be to simply screenshot then paste into an image viewing software. So remember to always be aware of what photo you want to upload and think twice before posting your next picture.

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