The web is a lousy platform for keeping your images secure, I would like to know if the folks at Getty thought they were scoring a huge coup with this...
Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results
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#282Earlier quoted context omitted.
"We're changing this to comply with a court order / settlement." seems fine to me. I don't think anyone would be angry at them, since they didn't want to do the change nor would be "lying" to users about why they do it.
But then they wouldn't get to act like they are masters of all they survey. This way, they can continue to claim that they are always entirely in control. At least to themselves.
It's probably as banal as trying to limit future lawsuits by restricting publicity on successful past ones.
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#283Here is a Chrome Extension that adds back View Image button: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image-button-...
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#284At least on iPhone, one can view images using 3D touch. I guess long press should do the trick on other touch devices??
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#285The transition toward the Narrow Walled Web is almost complete, one lawsuit at a time. The last two decades were a blast, so long and thanks for all the fishes.
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#286Bookmark Applet:
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#287Search engines which still allow to open images directly:
DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=google+ceo&t=hg&iax=images&ia=imag...
Bing: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Google+Ceo
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#288Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think it's more the $200k salaries and badge of having Google on your resume.
(Asking out of curiosity and not trying to be a smartass) But is Google still that impressive of a note on your résumé these days? Most of the brightest students from my university off to work for or start innovative startups solving hard problems or they got research jobs at various engineering/energy companies, but a large number who were just kind of OK students got some fuzzy job at google doing who knows what bu…
Just like any large company there is a huge variety of work being done and varying degrees of competency among employees. Sure, there are some people who fit your description, but there are also lots of people doing cutting edge work that is absolutely impressive.
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#289Here is a Chrome Extension that adds back View Image button: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image-button-...
Confirmed works in Firefox (Nightly) via the “Chrome Store Foxified” add-on (which lets you install Chrome extensions) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chrome-store-...
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#290Earlier quoted context omitted.
One of the follow up tweets is more honest: >For those asking, yes, these changes came about in part due to our settlement with Getty Images this week (see also https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17017864/google-removes-v... …). They are designed to strike a balance between serving user needs and publisher concerns, both stakeholders we value. https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/964279749802512384
Can we thank getty by popularizing free photography sites like unsplash? Any other alternatives?
OT-ish: for such questions there is an excellent web-app:
https://alternativeto.net/browse/search?q=unsplash
… reveals several services, but personally cannot judge. (TBH, haven't known even Unsplash -- thanks for that.)