Photobucket accused of selling users' data to train AI without their consent

[PhotonWrangler]

If you've uploaded content to Photobucket between 2003 and May 1st, 2024, you may be affected by a class action lawsuit filed against them for selling your content to train AI without your knowledge or consent. This includes accounts that are now defunct or abandoned.

 

[yearnslow]

Doesn't surprise me.

 

[snakebite]

Another company that needs to die. They just keep spinning the cylinder but this time it will go BANG!

 

[LuxLuthor]

Doesn't surprise me anymore than most social, apps, and other online sources do the same. The secret is to not have anything worth hiding. Hoping they ban TikTok. I doubt selling it will prevent a back door.

 

[bykfixer]

Many "free" sites sell your data. Pretty much all of the third party share sites. If you read the terms of service they come right out and tell you they share your info. It's how they make revenue.

Have you ever seen one of your photos in a google search? That's why you see some videos and blog posts where the person is backwards. That's why some of my photos here have backward logos.

 

[yearnslow]

I've met a lot of people who appear backward......

 

[orbital]

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Every time you upload a picture, your photos metadata has the following in it:

• Time and date of creation.
• Program or processes used for the creation of the data.
• Purpose of the data.
• Creator or author of the data. (who you are)
• Location on a device where the data was created. (your location exactly)
• Technical standards used.
• File size.
• Data quality.

 

[Mister Ed]

It's one reason we try to strip all metadata from pictures when users upload them.

 

[Monocrom]

I remember back when everyone loved Photobucket.
Free accounts. You could easily upload pics. So simple, so loved....
Yeah, those days are gone!!!