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mapsedgeFor my friends who have posted pictures to their LJ account:
A friend of mine pointed out to me a method of getting around "Friends Locked" filters, so that it is possible to view items that only people on your Friends list should be able to view. The items in this case were photographs that might not want to be made public.
The kicker is that he wasn't trying. He was just randomly clicking about, following interesting links and people, "chasing Rabbits" as we say back home, sorted a list in a certain way and, lo and behold, the Friends Only filter fell away and he was able to browse pretty much everything. To his credit, he noted the steps, backed out, and emailed me the warning.
So, if you've posted pictures and think they're private, be aware that they aren't necessarily.
Ah, The Internet. Making the private, public, since 1993.
A friend of mine pointed out to me a method of getting around "Friends Locked" filters, so that it is possible to view items that only people on your Friends list should be able to view. The items in this case were photographs that might not want to be made public.
The kicker is that he wasn't trying. He was just randomly clicking about, following interesting links and people, "chasing Rabbits" as we say back home, sorted a list in a certain way and, lo and behold, the Friends Only filter fell away and he was able to browse pretty much everything. To his credit, he noted the steps, backed out, and emailed me the warning.
So, if you've posted pictures and think they're private, be aware that they aren't necessarily.
Ah, The Internet. Making the private, public, since 1993.
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Date: 2009-06-22 18:27 (UTC)I don't really post many pictures, and any I post of myself I'm not worried about being public. Because I DO feel if it's on the internet someone can get it. But thanks for the heads up!