Auto Upload Embarrassment
This is something which I have been considering for a few weeks now. Recent months I have been using only my N95 8GB to take/post pictures to social networks. I have three tools to do this installed, ShoZu, Locr and Share Online. They will upload to almost anywhere between them, Flickr, Facebook, Ovi, Locr etc etc. All three of these have an option to auto-upload an image the second it is shot. I’m wondering, are there any horror stories out there of people auto-uploading a picture they really didn’t want to?!
The sort of thing I’m thinking about would be a picture of you with someone you shouldn’t be (having an affair are we?), being somewhere you shouldn’t be (parole breaking?), or doing something you shouldn’t be (the imagination can run wild here, but as its before the watershed I will use the example of happy slapping).
Got any stories let me know, personal experiences or “I have a friend who once…” are both fine.
July 7th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Hi Colin,
We get a few interesting ones reported to us by ShoZu users, but they are actually more along the lines of phone thieves inadvertently uploading photos after stealing a phone. A new form of redemption for the owner! You can check out a few of the stolen phone stories on our blog:
http://shozu.vox.com/library/post/phone-thief-revealed-to-be-unsexy.html
http://shozu.vox.com/library/post/dude-thats-not-my-dog.html
http://shozu.vox.com/library/post/26112007044.html
Best,
Jambo
mark.jambas@shozu.com
July 7th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Hey Jambo
Those links are fantastic! Exactly what i was looking for :)
I guess people are a little slower to show off about embarrassing situations they have got themselves into.
Cheers
Colin