Posted on 07/24/2021 9:23:30 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Just got the following email from Shutterfly :
Dear ————,
We’re updating our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, reflecting our ongoing commitment to be transparent about how we use your data and keep it safe.
We invite you to read our policies in full, but in summary, we updated our Privacy Notice to further explain: When we might share a user’s information with law enforcement or government agencies, for example, if use of our services indicates criminal activity or poses a danger to the safety of others.
How our face grouping feature automatically groups similar faces together when you upload photos of yourself, friends, family or others. We offer this feature to help you organize your photo collection and jumpstart your projects. For most Shutterfly users, this feature is currently enabled, but you may disable it at any time by going to My Photos, then My Photos Settings in the dropdown by your name. You will find the Face Grouping toggle switch in Image Preferences. We also updated our Terms of Use to explain how either of us may initiate an arbitration proceeding in the event of a dispute.
Keeping your data safe and maintaining transparency are important to us. These updates will take effect on July 23, 2021 and no further action is required by you. Your continued use of our websites and/or mobile applications acknowledges your acceptance of these updated terms. Thank you for being a Shutterfly customer!
Never heard of them. I’m glad.
Good luck finding any services that don’t share with law enforcement when you use their services for criminal activity or to cause danger to others.
Interestingly enough, you apparently didn’t even bother to read the actual privacy notice. You just posted this email with your weird rant:
Here’s the real story:
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Law Enforcement, Mergers, and Other Situations
We may be required to share your personal information in other, limited circumstances. For example, we may be required to share certain information to respond to a subpoena or similar judicial process, to comply with state, federal or local laws, to protect the security or integrity of our databases or website, to take precautions against liability, in the event of a corporate reorganization or, to the extent required by law, to provide information to law enforcement agencies. If necessary, we may also share information with law enforcement without a subpoena or similar judicial process if doing so may help protect the personal safety of a customer, a photo subject, or members of the public. We reserve the right to report to the appropriate law enforcement or government agencies any information that we believe may be evidence of criminal activity or violation of any applicable law.
Additionally, your information may be transferred to another organization if, for example, we transfer the ownership or operation of the Sites and Apps because we have merged with or have been acquired by another organization, or if we liquidate our assets. In those cases, the new company’s use of your information will still be subject to this Notice and the privacy preferences you have expressed to us.
We may also share Lifetouch school photographs with law enforcement in accordance with our SmileSafe® child safety program. See the section titled For Pre K-12 Educators and Parents for more information about the SmileSafe program.
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This is a pretense for downloading everyone’s photos and using facial recognition technology to identify possible friends that attended a peaceful protest - mark my words; you will be getting a knock on the door.
No offense to my FRiends, but for crying out loud whoever thought posting pictures of yourself on the internet was a good idea wasn’t thinking things through.
I agree. There's also the "But the Cloud is soooo convenient!" crowd. Convenient for who?
As a person with a bit of biometric related background, the only thing which surprises me is Shutterfly announcing it.
And totally agree, this will be another redundant trove of facial recognition for government at both state and federal levels, if there even is a difference anymore.
“… criminal activity or poses a danger to the safety of others”
Like photos of you attending a Trump rally
Here’s what’s happening. The FBI is trying to identify EVERY person who attended the Jan 6 protests. They’ve run out of leads. Now they want to scan your personal photos to see if you have an association with any of the ones they can’t identify.
Then they will show up on your doorstep and say, “tell us who this person is.” And, “Lying to an FBI agent is a felony”.
Those are the operative words … it could mean anything they want it to mean.
Yep, it is a broad catchall that can snare anybody.
Virtually every online photo storage site has similar language. Anything that you share with a third party could always be turned over to law enforcement. Shutterfly ALWAYS had this option, just like the Kodak guy did with your 35mm film.
It has nothing to do with secret lizard people conspiracies.
Ok Newbie
What a thoughtful and well reasoned response. What an amazing display of your intellectual fortitude. Lol.
Everything about a computer is a single data dump from being in the government’s hands.
Keep your data off an internet connected computer if you want to be safe.
I’m calling it a night.
Now a word to our federal friend:
Enjoy your coffee, and your $100,000+ federal salary.
Trust Fluttershy more than Shutterfly. She really cares about her friends and all living creatures, and she can fly too.
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