Flickr users may be alarmed to learn some of their private images could have been temporarily viewable publicly. Yahoo’s photo sharing site alerted affected users with an email message last week, detailing the error and explaining what steps to take. According to Flickr, a software bug resulted in some private images, uploaded between April – December 2012 becoming public for a short period from January 18th to February 7th this year. Are photos posted on the Internet ever really private? Click through for more details and analysis on connect.dpreview.com.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)