“Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a built-in “Send to YouTube” button in the Photos app. Many of these uploads kept their default IMG_XXXX filenames, creating a time capsule of raw, unedited moments from random lives.”

One of these good examples of failed privacy, have fun…

  • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
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    23 days ago

    How is this an example of failed privacy?

    YouTube is a video sharing site. People pushed a button to share their videos. They wanted people to see these.

    These videos aren’t much different than what you find on Facebook or Instagram today, it’s just that over the past decade people have gotten better at naming and categorizing what they post.

    The real quirk here is that the app made it way too easy to upload the default filenames, so we can now search for them specifically like a little time capsule.