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A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google flagged him as a criminal

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Re: A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google flagged him as a criminal

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Post by kzrdude »

curiousgal wrote: post #18
peoplefromibiza wrote: post #16

controversial opinion: as much as everybody knows that China isn't exactly championing the western way of life and western democratic standards, I keep my private files in a Chinese cloud (backups are kept private in a NAS in my house). Why? Because they are not in contact with our authorities and, frankly, the chances my private files will be of any interest for Chinese authorities are close to zero. Not that I have…

This. China, unlike the U.S., is not gonna ask other countries to extradite me if they ever find me in violation of whatever bullshit law they have.

That's because it would be largely ineffective. States use the powers they have.

Re: A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google flagged him as a criminal

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Post by hosteur »

mikece wrote: post #4

I worked in a 1 Hour Photo when I was in college. The standing rule we had is that any photos of naked adults were not printed (the customer was given their negatives though). In the case of naked children if it was the typical "kid taking their first bath" it was fine but if there was any doubt we had a manager review it. I think we had to call the cops a couple times (more for passing the buck than making an offici…

Why would you not print naked adults?

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Post by leereeves »

adastra22 wrote: post #6
amelius wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also a permanent stain on Google's reputation.

It will be forgotten about by tomorrow.

By many people, yes, but they'll be reminded in future discussions about trusting Google.

Re: A dad took photos of his toddler for a doctor – Google flagged him as a criminal

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Post by killingtime74 »

scarface74 wrote: post #12

I have a larger issue that no one addressed. There has to be some type of special software for the medical profession that allows you to take a picture on your phone that is not stored on your phone and that you send to the doctor.

Snap chat?

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Post by georgia_peach »

They all embed themselves deeply into our communications, for not-so-altruistic purposes--allegedly to "serve us better", realistically to train the shit out of their AIs in the hopes of growing (or at least maintaining) market share. If people weren't such cattle, a hard line would have already been drawn. If...

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Post by gpt5 »

peoplefromibiza wrote: post #16

controversial opinion: as much as everybody knows that China isn't exactly championing the western way of life and western democratic standards, I keep my private files in a Chinese cloud (backups are kept private in a NAS in my house). Why? Because they are not in contact with our authorities and, frankly, the chances my private files will be of any interest for Chinese authorities are close to zero. Not that I have…

This is fine as long as you don’t plan to travel to China in the future.

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Post by mulmen »

hosteur wrote: post #22
mikece wrote: post #4

I worked in a 1 Hour Photo when I was in college. The standing rule we had is that any photos of naked adults were not printed (the customer was given their negatives though). In the case of naked children if it was the typical "kid taking their first bath" it was fine but if there was any doubt we had a manager review it. I think we had to call the cops a couple times (more for passing the buck than making an offici…

Why would you not print naked adults?

Puritans.

We “banned” alcohol for 13 years.

America’s greatest battle is with our dark religious past. We claim to be secular but really it’s an aspiration.

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Post by scarface74 »

killingtime74 wrote: post #25
scarface74 wrote: post #12

I have a larger issue that no one addressed. There has to be some type of special software for the medical profession that allows you to take a picture on your phone that is not stored on your phone and that you send to the doctor.

Snap chat?

A specific medical oriented app. I’ve had a few virtual appointments where they ask me do I have an iPhone for FaceTime. I do. But what do they do for Android users? Which one of the ten soon to be discontinued Google video conferencing apps would the doctor use?
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