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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I understood the no photos thing a few years ago. It was easier to keep kids away from creeps. But now that people in public are constantly with smart phones and ipads out pointing everywhere, how do you know your child isn't being photographed by creeps in public? [/quote]

I mean, you don't, but for a parent who is concerned about this, knowing that strangers might be photographing your kid in public is not a reason to just say "screw it, let's give everyone permission to post pics of our kids all over the internet." That doesn't make sense.

Once when I was at a kid's birthday party, there was a dad there I didn't know who made a big production of taking pictures of the birthday girl. It wasn't his daughter, he was a guest, but he made a point of pausing the festivities at one point to take photos of her. My kid was standing behind the birthday girl, with a group of other children, so they were all in the photos. Something about his behavior just sent up a big red flag, so I just quietly walked over to my kid to stand between her and the camera and pretend I had to help where with something or ask a question. The kids at recently been running through the sprinkler and were still in suits, though my DD had put a skirt back on. It still felt super sketch.

I hate feeling like I need to think about that kind of thing but... I think I do. These experiences don't make me LESS vigilant about keeping photos of my kid off the internet, they make me more vigilant.[/quote]

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