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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Hi Guys.

My friends have recently informed me that one of my pics was on another persons profile, I could not trace the person as I believe my friends messaged him or her to say they knew that pic was not them and I think they may have deleted the account.

Question is How on earth can people steal your pic? and more to the point, why would you put another persons pic on your profile and pretend it was you?

I was quite shocked someone did that and not over the moon about it

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I had a pic nicked once. They blocked me when I pointed it out so for all I know it's still on there, but I did report it straight away.

It's easy to nick pics on here, and it does say on FAQs that anything you don't want nicking should be kept private or just not uploaded! It's our responsibility really as there is no completely secure way to have pics on the internet.

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By *lackshadow7Man
over a year ago

Toronto

Its the internet.

Right click.

Save as.

If there's copy protection, they screencap then crop.

That's the internet for you.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

its a chance you take I'm afraid, that's why we only have clothed face pictures that could have been taken anywhere and in any situation

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I had a pic nicked once. They blocked me when I pointed it out so for all I know it's still on there, but I did report it straight away.

It's easy to nick pics on here, and it does say on FAQs that anything you don't want nicking should be kept private or just not uploaded! It's our responsibility really as there is no completely secure way to have pics on the internet."

Omg! How can you be cool, knowing someone may still have your beautiful pic on their profile? And then what if a meet is arranged and the person thinks they are meeting the girl in the pic, its just not cool at all x

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"I had a pic nicked once. They blocked me when I pointed it out so for all I know it's still on there, but I did report it straight away.

It's easy to nick pics on here, and it does say on FAQs that anything you don't want nicking should be kept private or just not uploaded! It's our responsibility really as there is no completely secure way to have pics on the internet.

Omg! How can you be cool, knowing someone may still have your beautiful pic on their profile? And then what if a meet is arranged and the person thinks they are meeting the girl in the pic, its just not cool at all x"

Well most people who nick pics will nick the ones with no faces on (which is what they did with mine). It was my own fault - I chatted, they sent a friend request, next time I logged in there was my pic! Lucky for me they only nicked one I guess!

One of the rules of the internet is never have anything on there you don't want people to see. That includes Facebook, blogs, other forums etc etc. I mean, how many people will happily upload an amateur vid to some porn site then wonder why their boss has watched it? Fab has some good features, but we have to take responsibility too.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

no it isn't cool but the only way to avoid it is not have any pictures up at all...anywhere. I can't remeber the guys name I'll google it and come back later but there is a chilling case of a woman who stole several sets of mens pictures from dating sites and face book then set up dating profiles using them, she hoodwinked a lot of women into falling in love with the mythical guy.

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By *lackshadow7Man
over a year ago

Toronto


"no it isn't cool but the only way to avoid it is not have any pictures up at all...anywhere. I can't remeber the guys name I'll google it and come back later but there is a chilling case of a woman who stole several sets of mens pictures from dating sites and face book then set up dating profiles using them, she hoodwinked a lot of women into falling in love with the mythical guy.

"

I read about that. She lived in Wales right?

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By *anatee175Couple
over a year ago

Sunderland

You could always just have one pic public and move the rest to friends only. It will cut down what they can steal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Its the internet.

Right click.

Save as.

If there's copy protection, they screencap then crop.

That's the internet for you."

Exactly this. If you are going to post pics ANYWHERE on the internet - not just Fabs - people can and do nick 'em left, right and centre. Fact of life.

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By *ercedes62Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

I'm afraid it happens to a lot of us and the only way you can protect yourself a little is to watermark them as i have done.

Its happened to me before and site admin were very good in dealing with the matter.

So if you know the persons profile then report and let them deal with it.

Just a simple editing programme will let you watermark your photos before you upload them.

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By *easing_twoCouple
over a year ago

Bristol, Thornbury

This is why we watermark all our pics

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This is why we watermark all our pics"

Hate to tell you but removing a watermark is easy.

As said above don't put anything on the Internet you don't want to be stolen or used in anyway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm afraid it happens to a lot of us and the only way you can protect yourself a little is to watermark them as i have done.

Its happened to me before and site admin were very good in dealing with the matter.

So if you know the persons profile then report and let them deal with it.

Just a simple editing programme will let you watermark your photos before you upload them.

"

Again a watermark can be erased. You can protect your pictures on some sites by disabling right click, but even then if someone is determined to steal your pics they will.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

[Removed by poster at 21/07/13 10:39:06]

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Beaten to it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Gggrrr. Not a warm feeling about my and all of our pics being stolen. Thank you everyone and to all the pic stealer's, get your own pics!!

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By *arkinberksMan
over a year ago

Ascot

I have worked as a freelance tog in the past. These days I have a couple of websites of my digital work. Disabling download doesn't work as you can screen snap, port image into photoshop and then edit out the dross. If you get really cheeky you then edit the Exif data to suit. It's longwinded but for the determined thief not overly difficult. Watermarks can equally be smoothed out. The secret is in the placement. Won't stop the theft but will prove ownership.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I'm sure photo thieves are grateful for the above post.

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By *obnessMan
over a year ago

york


"Hi Guys.

My friends have recently informed me that one of my pics was on another persons profile, I could not trace the person as I believe my friends messaged him or her to say they knew that pic was not them and I think they may have deleted

Question is How on earth can people steal your pic? and more to the point, why would you put another persons pic on your profile and pretend it was you?

I was quite shocked someone did that and not over the moon about it "

I'd love to knick that guitar though. Is it a real Les Paul or a copy?

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By *ubybabyCouple
over a year ago

lincoln ish

All my photos were down loaded of fab two years ago now. They were then posted on the notice boards of the local pubs in my area . That was not a good time for me. Ruby.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is nothing to do with Fab, but my boss is on a certain social networking site and one of her relatives had her profile pic of my boss on her wedding day, so not even herself. weird or what? they don't even speak.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"no it isn't cool but the only way to avoid it is not have any pictures up at all...anywhere. I can't remeber the guys name I'll google it and come back later but there is a chilling case of a woman who stole several sets of mens pictures from dating sites and face book then set up dating profiles using them, she hoodwinked a lot of women into falling in love with the mythical guy.

I read about that. She lived in Wales right?"

Yes she did, what pseudonym did she use Sebastian something? I read it in The Guardian.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same reason why my pics are private or friends only.

The person who stole my pics tryed to use them against me.

Fools they was.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm sure photo thieves are grateful for the above post."

Yes hence I didn't post details of how you can do it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


".... what if a meet is arranged and the person thinks they are meeting the girl in the pic, its just not cool at all x"

It's not cool at all, to use someone else's pics to get a meet. All the more reason to insist on seeing someone on cam, to prove that they are the person in their profile pics.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


".... what if a meet is arranged and the person thinks they are meeting the girl in the pic, its just not cool at all x

It's not cool at all, to use someone else's pics to get a meet. All the more reason to insist on seeing someone on cam, to prove that they are the person in their profile pics."

Yes Sunny, your so right x hugs x

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By *ugby 123Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

O o O oo

http://www.fabswingers.com/articles/FAQ#rightclick

Why don't you right-click protect our photos to stop others stealing / saving them?

We believe in being straighforward with the members of Fab. Right click protect doesn't work and gives a false sense of security by pretending to "protect" images. Other sites may pretend they've protected your images but actually they're being dishonest by claiming that.

Right click "protect" can be gotten around in under 2 seconds by any of the following methods:

Simplest: Goto File menu, Save As, and save to desktop = The photos will be in a folder on your desktop that your browser has created.

OR... Disable JavaScript by going to Tools menu, choose Internet Options, Click the Security tab, click Custom Level, scroll to the "Scripting" section of the list and click Disable. Right click can now be used to save images.

OR... Press print screen and the image + page will be copied to clipboard where it can be pasted into a graphics program for resize or save.

We give you three privacy options on your photos and we now hide images from anyone who isn't a member of Fab. If you are worried about someone stealing your photos you may want to set them to be viewable only by your friends, or private in which case you can send by private mail.

We also now watermark all photos upon upload.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"http://www.fabswingers.com/articles/FAQ#rightclick

Why don't you right-click protect our photos to stop others stealing / saving them?

We believe in being straighforward with the members of Fab. Right click protect doesn't work and gives a false sense of security by pretending to "protect" images. Other sites may pretend they've protected your images but actually they're being dishonest by claiming that.

Right click "protect" can be gotten around in under 2 seconds by any of the following methods:

Simplest: Goto File menu, Save As, and save to desktop = The photos will be in a folder on your desktop that your browser has created.

OR... Disable JavaScript by going to Tools menu, choose Internet Options, Click the Security tab, click Custom Level, scroll to the "Scripting" section of the list and click Disable. Right click can now be used to save images.

OR... Press print screen and the image + page will be copied to clipboard where it can be pasted into a graphics program for resize or save.

We give you three privacy options on your photos and we now hide images from anyone who isn't a member of Fab. If you are worried about someone stealing your photos you may want to set them to be viewable only by your friends, or private in which case you can send by private mail.

We also now watermark all photos upon upload.

"

How do you watermark your pics, sorry, I just dont know how to do it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"http://www.fabswingers.com/articles/FAQ#rightclick

Why don't you right-click protect our photos to stop others stealing / saving them?

We believe in being straighforward with the members of Fab. Right click protect doesn't work and gives a false sense of security by pretending to "protect" images. Other sites may pretend they've protected your images but actually they're being dishonest by claiming that.

Right click "protect" can be gotten around in under 2 seconds by any of the following methods:

Simplest: Goto File menu, Save As, and save to desktop = The photos will be in a folder on your desktop that your browser has created.

OR... Disable JavaScript by going to Tools menu, choose Internet Options, Click the Security tab, click Custom Level, scroll to the "Scripting" section of the list and click Disable. Right click can now be used to save images.

OR... Press print screen and the image + page will be copied to clipboard where it can be pasted into a graphics program for resize or save.

We give you three privacy options on your photos and we now hide images from anyone who isn't a member of Fab. If you are worried about someone stealing your photos you may want to set them to be viewable only by your friends, or private in which case you can send by private mail.

We also now watermark all photos upon upload.

How do you watermark your pics, sorry, I just dont know how to do it "

It's done automatically when you upload them.

ted.

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By *eareenaCouple
over a year ago

Rockford

I had someone giving me 20 questions about what other sites I am on.... wondered if it was because they wanted to use my pics

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I had someone giving me 20 questions about what other sites I am on.... wondered if it was because they wanted to use my pics "

Your very beautiful and its a bloody killer someone would steal your lovely pics. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A guy called Brad Pitt has been stealing and using my pics for years. Damn him!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we were informed when we had a profile before that our pics had been stolen

i messaged admin and nothing was done for ages.

i put in my profile that xxxx was using our pics and its a fake profile.

within minutes the site had messaged us threatening to ban us because we named a fake profile

justice eh?

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"A guy called Brad Pitt has been stealing and using my pics for years. Damn him!

"

Lol

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By *ugby 123Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

O o O oo


"we were informed when we had a profile before that our pics had been stolen

i messaged admin and nothing was done for ages.

i put in my profile that xxxx was using our pics and its a fake profile.

within minutes the site had messaged us threatening to ban us because we named a fake profile

justice eh?"

So Admin dealt with your complaint and then dealt with someones complaint about you.

I am guessing they are dealing well with Reports

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i wasnt happy with how quick they were on my back for naming an obvious fake but took a good 3 hours to do anything about our stolen pics.

we had a lot of messages saying they had reported them also and they were disgusted how long it was taking for the site to sort the fake out

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By *ugby 123Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

O o O oo

I think three hours is pretty quick

Admin get hundreds of reports a day, sometimes it takes longer than what people expect to deal with them. They also have to be logged in to be able to deal with them.

I am guessing they dealt with your breaking of rules at the same time as the person you reported.

Maybe don't break any rules and they won't need to warn you, just a thought.

As this has veered from what it was intended for I will shut this.

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