Thread: Photobucket ?

I haven't been, will give it ago.
Was just doing it in Crome or safari.

Just remember no cloud storage is totally secure - -everyone who used Megaupload to store their files and photos had them stolen by the FBI - -looks like no chance of ever getting them back

Originally Posted by Wetgumboot

Just remember no cloud storage is totally secure - -everyone who used Megaupload to store their files and photos had them stolen by the FBI - -looks like no chance of ever getting them back

What you're saying is true to a degree, but there is a vast difference between Megaupload (which was predominantly used by people to shared pirated copies of films/TV/apps), and secure cloud hosting like OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox etc.

The real issue with cloud software like this is that you usually sign over ownership of your files when you upload them, if that's something that bothers you.

I wouldnt use photobucket to store photos for my own use.

I just use it to load photos for sharing on the forum.
I resize them to 800 pixels wide to reduce data requirements for viewers. I dont use jpeg compression. do this in GIMP which also removes GPS metadata if I ve left it on my camera inadvertently.
I use short cryptic filenames.
I assume that once someone has looked at one of my pics on photobucket they can browse around the others there (ie no privacy). I dont know if its always like that but at times i ve been able to see into othrrs' libraries.

Upload can take a couple of minutes even though my file sizes are usually only 300 MB. Perhaps this is to give opportunity to look at and listen to the loud animated adverts. At least its free.

I do worry about permanence. What happens if photobucket or i die ? Forums will develop a lot of gaps where pictures previously spoke thousands.

Remember also that cloud storage relies 100% on secure access to quality broad band internet access. I expect that will always be available ...

Note that if you rely on some sort of auto archiving / backup to a local hard drive you can accumulate many copies of the same or edited versions of your photos and the 4 additional almost identical shots you took at the same time. So early selective albumising of "keeper photos" is a good discipline.

Very good point about the metadata. A couple of years ago I posted some photos of rifles on a forum.
Later, out of interest, I opened them on the forum and was horrified to find I could drill into the photo data right down to my address and then even do the street view of my house. SHITE!