*PHOTO SECURITY* Reverse Image Search

[HidingInTheHaze]

Hey all.

I just wanted to bring to light something I saw on the MTV show Catfish. It's google's Reverse Image Search, basically it allows you to drag and drop or copy and paste a URL of any image online and do a search to find other locations that image may be posted.

Now this is particularly concerning if you post the same pictures here as you would on your facebook or other social networking type sites, not pics of your weed per se but maybe pics of your pets or anything else.

 

[vertigo0007]

Watch people start calling each other out for fake pics or fake claims about their pics.

 

[HidingInTheHaze]

Yeah man, I never realized there was so many image/persona stealing weirdo's out there til I saw that show.

BTW, I like the NOFX sig

 

[GP73LPC]

facebook will be the downfall of many.

good idea on this thread

 

[Skip]

Google is the Government Ooogling you.
Big brother incarnate.

 

[Treetroit City]

Never realized it was that easy but I have thought about pics being connected. Definitely makes me cautious as to what non cannabis pics I post here.

 

[Gascanastan]

If Zappa were alive he would destroy Facebook...and drag Google along for a few public beatings as well.

 

[norcal_sourD]

hahahaha :

 

[GMT]

Yeah, it always makes me wonder when I see those, post your pets pics threads

 

[lee van keef]

If Zappa were alive he would destroy Facebook...and drag Google along for a few public beatings as well.

"Google, you're frothing. I love it when you froth like that."

 

[Kcar]

'TinEye' is a browser add-on that lets you right click on any photo and do the same.

 

[Hammerhead]

thats why all my pics are hosted here. I dont have anything related to cannabis on FB. I dont have any YOUTUBE vid's anymore all gone..

 

[vertigo0007]

thats why all my pics are hosted here. I dont have anything related to cannabis on FB. I dont have any YOUTUBE vid's anymore all gone..

Those youtube videos are out there somewhere

 

[Hammerhead]

I doubt it im not that important..They cant ID me in all 2 of them

 

[johnnybravo]

Those youtube videos are out there somewhere

yup. ALL internet data is stored on a server somewhere. whether it be private or gubmit. how long is an unknown, but it can certainly be for long periods. it will certainly be permantly stored by uncle sam on completion of this place:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/