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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => Off Topic => Topic started by: RedRyder on May 10, 2025, 05:55:23 pm
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Now they are threatening every 2-3 days (for a year or more now) to delete my pictures and account.
They made it impossible to access several years ago and now they want us back in and pay them
But wait.... There's more..!!
They are now telling us they will be selling out data... all they can get their grubby little hands on to outsiders. This includes biometric data which includes your identifying physical features such as body parts, iris scans, etc.
They claim our data and photos will be sold for AI training if we do nothing and don't pay them.
These new scam owners are beneath contempt.
Only good thing I read is that there is a class action suit in the making.
I downloaded about 1/2 of my 20,000 plus photos about 10 years ago or more.
Request sent to delete my account and all my photos and data and I made it clear they do not have my permission to profit from anything that is mine.
Here is an article about this from Reddit:
Photobucket opted inactive users into privacy nightmare, lawsuit says |
Class action could foil Photobucket’s plan to turn old photos into AI goldmine.
https://www.reddit.com/r/technews/comments/1hcftx3/photobucket_opted_inactive_users_into_privacy/
(https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/photobucket-sold-users-biometric-data-without-consent-lawsuit-says/)
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