Photo Privacy and Consent

The cluster focuses on debates about the privacy implications and ethics of uploading photos online, especially non-consensual sharing of others' images without permission, and advice against posting personal photos publicly.

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Keywords

pictures photos images image consent warning upload photo personal face

Sample Comments

whoitwas Sep 25, 2023 View on HN

They've posted the images in public. It's not reasonable to expect privacy.

InCityDreams Jun 28, 2023 View on HN

Uploading unseen photos may not necessarily be such a great idea.

wjk Dec 13, 2013 View on HN

Please explain why you seem to think that this is less private than not showing images.

rahimnathwani Sep 20, 2015 View on HN

This guy is posting someone else's private photos on the internet, without the person's knowledge or consent. That's not cool.

LifeLiverTransp Mar 26, 2020 View on HN

What stops me from providing anyones photo?

vid Sep 26, 2024 View on HN

The problem is you're violating other people's privacy, then uploading it.

meheleventyone Dec 8, 2023 View on HN

We’re discussing non-consensual images.

Ferret7446 Mar 1, 2024 View on HN

I think you're misunderstanding this turn of events, now is the best time to upload your pictures, because all pictures (and videos) are now considered suspect by default.And it's not really avoidable I think; your face has been leaked to many places already; you'd have to be quite optimistic to think otherwise.

mcmcmc Mar 1, 2024 View on HN

No it wouldn’t. The imperative would be to only upload pictures of yourself/never upload pictures of other people (without express consent)

shmerl May 17, 2016 View on HN

Don't post your photos in public accounts, that's about it.