**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 27, 2020, 19:53

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 27, 2020, 19:53

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

Jul 27, 2020, 19:53

I'm glad to see mainstream pieces on the #privacy issues behind sharing kid pics. I treat my child's online persona like a financial trust in his name: I am a trustee charged to manage/protect it until he is old enough to take ownership. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/27/four-things-keep-mind-when-posting-about-your-kids-online/

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 27, 2020, 20:01

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 27, 2020, 20:01

Jul 27, 2020, 20:01

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

You don't own your child's persona. You are entrusted with protecting it. Their images belong to them, sharing them w/o consent (age of consent rules apply here) could harm their future when they take ownership of their permanent online record.

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**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · 2020-07-27T20:12:04Z

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

I appreciate this view might seem radical to some. But I prefer people get my consent before posting pictures of me, and I'm extending the same courtesy to my child, recognizing he can't yet consent. I err on the side of not sharing, since you can't unring that bell.

Jul 27, 2020, 20:12 · bitblee · · ·

**CrunkLord420** @crunklord420@kiwifarms.cc · Jul 27, 2020, 20:13

**CrunkLord420** @crunklord420@kiwifarms.cc · Jul 27, 2020, 20:13

Jul 27, 2020, 20:13

CrunkLord420 @crunklord420@kiwifarms.cc

@kyle how about you don't post under your real name on the internet

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 27, 2020, 20:16

**Kyle Rankin** @kyle@librem.one · Jul 27, 2020, 20:16

Jul 27, 2020, 20:16

Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one

@crunklord420 There can be good reasons to have an online persona associated with your real identity. I'm making a calculated risk when it comes to managing my own online persona.