A new piece of software commissioned by the German government can delete embarrassing photos from Facebook after a set amount of time.
The German government, which has had concerns about Facebook privacy, recently commissioned a piece of software that can erase photos from Facebook and other sites after a set amount of time.
The program, called X-pire, allows users to make photos uploaded to Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, MySpace and other sites inaccessible after a pre-determined amount of time. Before a user posts a photo, they open up X-pire and assign it an electronic key valid for a set time period. Once the electronic key expires, the photo is blocked and cannot be displayed. X-pire operates on a subscription model: Users pay €24 (Us$32) annually for access.
However, there is one major flaw in X-pire: third parties who save and republish photos blocked with the program can redistribute them at will. Nothing...
The German government, which has had concerns about Facebook privacy, recently commissioned a piece of software that can erase photos from Facebook and other sites after a set amount of time.
The program, called X-pire, allows users to make photos uploaded to Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, MySpace and other sites inaccessible after a pre-determined amount of time. Before a user posts a photo, they open up X-pire and assign it an electronic key valid for a set time period. Once the electronic key expires, the photo is blocked and cannot be displayed. X-pire operates on a subscription model: Users pay €24 (Us$32) annually for access.
However, there is one major flaw in X-pire: third parties who save and republish photos blocked with the program can redistribute them at will. Nothing...
- 1/19/2011
- by Neal Ungerleider
- Fast Company
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