Photobucket privacy

[Donystoy]

Just a heads up,
I recently noticed that one could view all the photos in my Photobucket library's by just goggling my user name no matter how I had set the privacy settings. The privacy settings (if set properly) only work when using a link to a specific photo and will not allow any other pictures to be viewed. I solved this by cancelling my previous Photobucket account and creating a new one using a private unique user name. My original user name was the same one that I use here on this forum and one that I have used for years.
Just did not feel comfortable with allowing anyone to Google my familiar user name and been able to see everything in my libraries'.

 

[skeets]

Its the internet my friend there is nothing privet once it gets here

 

[ipz2222]

I ordered a magazine for one of my guns from Amazon. Next thing I know , I'm getting mail and email from the NRA , Sports magazines and others. Just PISSES me off.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Like Skeetz said... its the internet not a damn thing is SAFE here. If you don't want someone else to see it dont put it anywhere NEAR a computer. Hell I'd even seen on Dr Phil where a teen age girl was violated by a pervert who some how managed to turn her video camera on and watch her 24/7 in her bed room. All the while thinking the camer was off since the computer wasn't turned on...

 

[Donystoy]

Like Skeetz said... its the internet not a damn thing is SAFE here. If you don't want someone else to see it dont put it anywhere NEAR a computer. Hell I'd even seen on Dr Phil where a teen age girl was violated by a pervert who some how managed to turn her video camera on and watch her 24/7 in her bed room. All the while thinking the camer was off since the computer wasn't turned on...

This reminds me of when a friend sent me an email via another forum a few years ago. He had attached a link to a single photo in his Photobucket account which at the time was all I could see.
I while later I downloaded some camera software from a new camera that I had just purchased.
At some point after this I happened to look at the picture that my friend had previously sent only to find that I had complete access to his entire account.
Once I removed my new camera software it was back to normal. Very strange!