Soooo, facebook has changed yet again. The new feature I've found is that the display mode for photos has changed quite dramatically... it looks nice to begin with, buy under the photo on the left is a link to "Download photo" or, if the photo is good enough "Download photo in high resolution." Click OK, and hey presto, your photo is available to anyone as a jpeg.
What I can't find is a way to disable this feature. I don't want people being able to download my photos. :-(
I saw that as well... kind of shocked Facebook would do that.. Guess it shows you gotta be careful with what you upload (thinking of drunken scandalous photos with this...). Anything of value to myself I watermark before uploading, and always in the low resolution setting. No need to upload high res to FB anyway.
ooh. I hadn't noticed that. I have all my privacy setting set to friends only but still, when it comes to my photos, I'd prefer to be asked, then I can send a good copy. To just let anyone who has access download at will, is not right. Thanks for point it out.
the website I tend to order my prints and photobooks from has a feature to enable you to order copies of photos from facebook. My personal approach now it to not put my best pictures on facebook. I'm not certain if putting photos on here then linking accounts on here to facebook enables the same functionality as if the images were just posted direct on facebook?
I read an article recently that recommended going in and blocking all sites that have applications that allow users to print from Facebook - Shutterfly, Snapfish, Kodak... You get the idea. Unfortunately, I can tell that I am going to have to go through my albums and delete a bunch of stuff and watermark the rest. I love my friends and all but still!
If you search applications with Print Photos you will see a whole list that comes up. If you block yourself on the app, others can still use it but won't be able to access your profile for photos through the apps since you are blocked. I saw the download option though and that has me concerned. Definitely time to delete delete delete to prevent too much theft. =\
@spaceman I sure hope that is the case! I had heard that the feature was added because people would upload to their social sites but never actually backup their photos and then rely on the sites to try and get the photos back. That would make sense but I would still recommend deleting the photo printing apps.
@spaceman --- You are right. I'm not sure what the purpose of this is because anyone can still right click/send to ... on any picture. This has not changed.
@dmortega - the difference is in the quality of the photo you download. Right clicking will give you the image you see at the size you see. Clicking the link will give you the full size original.
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Yes,but when you save by right-click,what do you get? A lame small low quality shot,not even close to the original. Still,I would preffere Facebook to change that,and be like FlickR,where you can`t even save by right-click.
...I don`t know if it`s worth worrying too much about Facebook.In the end,the truth is all of our lives is digitally documented and can be traced back to the first time we ever got online and made our first e-mail adress.I`ve read about it.Nothing is free.Digital freedom means exposing ourselves to billions of people.Sorry,it`s late,and I`m tired,so I`m talking nonsense...
@spaceman - I have also found the feature on other people's photos. Most noticably on the site of a photographer who has a business page. Since he sells his photos to make a living, it seems wrong that facebook are allowing people to download his images for free.
Though this doesn't seem to be on all his photos, just ones uploaded this evening.
@mrse - It doesn't. I asked this when I first joined. All the app is really is a link to your photos hosted by this website. Facebook has no access to them at all.
@spaceman - no, I understand what you're saying. I just don't like the idea that facebook is being so free and easy with my property, or with other people's for that matter.
@wormentude If you did,then Facebook is really out of line! ..I deleted my FB account the first time around,two years ago.When I decided to sign back up,you know what happened? I just had to re-confirm that I want to re-activate my old account.They never deleted it! Photos,info.For months! ...so then I personally removed/edited away the stuff,and then "deleted" my account again.
...this year,I made a new FB,to keep in touch with some people. But now,I`m considering of quitting,for good!
It seems to be a bit sporadic as some of my friend's photos from an album can be downloaded and some can't. I'm not sure what the deciding factor it. All my photos have now been deleted, with the exception of my profile picture, which has been shrunk and reuploaded to be useless.
@wormentude I still haven`t found any friends photos I can download.My only explanation so far is that you can download,from Facebook pages of organisations/people/stars "profiles" that don`t have friends,that you can only "like".
Your link is leading more to a person`s business,a "sample",a commercial of what he does.Movie/actor/singer pages are the same ,if you check.
So you can download those. I hope you know what I mean.
@spaceman - I found some friend's photos with me in that I could also download. I can also access some of my fiance's photos, so I don't think it's that simple even. Maybe it is something being rolled out across the site.
@seanomack - I think it depends if you deactivated (which means you can reactivate and find everything as you left it) or actually deleted so it'll be gone completely.
@wormentude --- I was just looking at his page while not on facebook and you are right. There is also a link to share and report too. Interesting. I checked on a couple of my pages and I don't see any of those options. Interesting. I don't know what the difference is but there is one on that account. Must be in the settings somewhere.
@dmortega - I can't find a setting. And it doesn't affect all my photos or all of my friend's photos, just some. Either way, I'm not taking any chances.
been to my photo page and can't see what you peeps are talking about ... I can't see anything different - even when I went to a friends pix - nothing different ... I'm using Google chrome ... what browsers are others using? That should make a difference as the code is in the web page .....
Facebook is doing what facebook wants. They always have to "improve" on things. Personally, I cannot ever imagine going back to a world without social media in some way. Facebook, Twitter, or 365. It is all the same, be conscience of what you post and habitually read the terms of use statements.
@seanomack If any of it is or has been public, it will exist in places like Google Cache (for a few months, usually). If it's never been searchable, it won't.
@dmortega I can't find it but I just remember that if you go to search applications, you can search on photo printing and a bunch of them show up. Blocking the apps seem to do the trick.
It really really pisses me off, but I've always been in the habit of uploading photos no larger than 750x600 and usually watermark them. I trust my friends enough not to do anything nasty with my photos anyhow.
@wormentude ~ I find the link doesn't matter. If you really wanted to download someone's photo, you could just right click and so 'Save Image As...' Although, I guess the link does make it a little bit easier for people to download photos. I agree that it is somewhat creepy, but unfortunately no one can tame the facebook beast.
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If you search applications with Print Photos you will see a whole list that comes up. If you block yourself on the app, others can still use it but won't be able to access your profile for photos through the apps since you are blocked. I saw the download option though and that has me concerned. Definitely time to delete delete delete to prevent too much theft. =\
Yes,but when you save by right-click,what do you get? A lame small low quality shot,not even close to the original. Still,I would preffere Facebook to change that,and be like FlickR,where you can`t even save by right-click.
...I don`t know if it`s worth worrying too much about Facebook.In the end,the truth is all of our lives is digitally documented and can be traced back to the first time we ever got online and made our first e-mail adress.I`ve read about it.Nothing is free.Digital freedom means exposing ourselves to billions of people.Sorry,it`s late,and I`m tired,so I`m talking nonsense...
Though this doesn't seem to be on all his photos, just ones uploaded this evening.
...this year,I made a new FB,to keep in touch with some people. But now,I`m considering of quitting,for good!
It seems to be a bit sporadic as some of my friend's photos from an album can be downloaded and some can't. I'm not sure what the deciding factor it. All my photos have now been deleted, with the exception of my profile picture, which has been shrunk and reuploaded to be useless.
Your link is leading more to a person`s business,a "sample",a commercial of what he does.Movie/actor/singer pages are the same ,if you check.
So you can download those. I hope you know what I mean.
I Did not like the new layout.
But i guess i need to go back in and delete everything?
@seanomack - I think it depends if you deactivated (which means you can reactivate and find everything as you left it) or actually deleted so it'll be gone completely.
to those trying to dump facebook, you could try this to permanently get rid of your facebook account. http://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Delete-a-Facebook-Account
otherwise you can buy the software that also wipes all the data too.