It's never as secure as it looks...

[mapsedge]

For 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.

Comments

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

We'll hear they are using lightonthesill to advertise a Czech grocer next week!

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!

[duane-kc.livejournal.com]

Anyone who's worried about this should know there's an *easy* way to look at friends-locked pics as well, even if it's not particularly controllable; if anybody reading this wants to know what it is, message me privately.

[5rings.livejournal.com]

Nothing is ever as secure as it seems.

I knew a national guard unit years ago that stored their arms in an approved arms room, with an approved (bank vault, really) door. The walls that the door was hung on? Lathe and plaster.

[glesyn.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

Welp, good thing I post boring photos....

honey...

[themadblonde]

anybody who saw "private" pix of me would be so busy trying to claw her/his eyes out that there would be no possibility of future harm. Not, of course, that such pictures exist. I only flist lock posts to say evil things about people behind their backs & plan surprise parties.