I go a step further, I generally ask not to have photos taken. Other than pictures of me as a child, my family and friends actually have no recent photos of me. For the most part, people are quite compliant of that request.
I want you to know that I feel the same way, and I've felt that way since long before the Internet. I actually think that it runs in my family a bit - we're very private people.
Honestly, I prefer to live life rather than live the process of creating a record of a life. I also prefer things to be ephemeral, rather then so every-decision-you-make-is-permanent. I think people are less adventurous when they feel like they're performing for posterity.
Of course, I also have a healthy dose of paranoia. The news lately has made me very happy about the choices that I was making before 9/11.
People are generally good about it. If people want to take a picture of you or write about you in their blog or something, it means they like you. They'll probably be amused that you're so private. Of course, you probably will have to give your best friends a picture once every 10-15 years, but they already know you're a weirdo, and won't be posting it anywhere.
>I actually think that it runs in my family a bit - we're very private people.
I completely agree. I think a lot of decisions I make are based off cultural reasons. My family has always had respect for privacy, although only "offline". ie. they'll knock before coming in. However, as they don't know much about technology, they all use Facebook and tag every photo. I feel like they seem to believe the privacy they enjoy offline extends online somehow.
To be fully honest, I'm not entirely sure. I don't like the idea that photos of me end up on the web and stay archived forever. Something about that is chilling. In a post-PRISM world, I suppose my way of pushing back is simply asking for the right to be forgotten. Rather than asking people to never post images online, I just ask them not to take them.
My honest opinion is if you were to hang out with friends, a photo or two is fine. Enjoy your live. But if that's what you choose to do, I can't stop you. But thought I'd give out my little useless 0.2 Bitcoin.
Others already commented similar reactions: You're attitude is rather strict. I certainly sympathize with your stance here, understand in parts why you'd do that, but .. aren't you looking at the wrong part of the problem?
Family and friends taking pictures (and potentially spreading them) is one thing, but I guess you do fly or buy your groceries somewhere while a camera is watching. In other words: Why this rather strict policy with family and friends, if you cannot help being 'remembered' anywhere you go in public?
Aren't family and friends asking the same question? What do you answer?
Friends & family members don't ask any questions which is why I posted "people are quite compliant of that request". Yes, there's plenty of CCTV footage of me, I suppose the difference is there's no connection. Footage isn't tagged and is really only kept for security purposes; if something happens in the area. Of course, if facial recognition were implemented in CCTV, that would be a different matter all together.
It just feels like we're heading towards 1984. The way we use technology is changing. Prior to the internet, I'd have little reason to complain about photography. It's only with the advent of tagging on Facebook that I have become a lot more strict.
On the other hand, unless you have some rational reason to not have your existence recorded, this sounds like passive aggressive self-destruction and hatred.
I swear nobody knows what passive aggressive actually means. They asked not to have their picture taken (presumably politely) and the request was complied with. End of story.
In psychology, passive-aggressive behavior is characterised by a habitual pattern of passive resistance to expected work requirements, opposition, stubbornness, and negativistic attitudes in response to requirements for normal performance levels expected of others. Most frequently it occurs in the workplace where resistance is exhibited by such indirect behaviors as procrastination, forgetfulness, and purposeful inefficiency, especially in reaction to demands by authority figures, but it can also occur in interpersonal contexts.
The phrase passive-aggressive is used to describe behavior or a personality trait that involves acting indirectly aggressive rather than directly aggressive. Passive-aggressive people regularly exhibit resistance to requests or demands from family and other individuals often by procrastinating, expressing sullenness, or acting stubborn.
Passive-aggressive behavior may manifest itself in a number of different ways. For example, a person might repeatedly make excuses to avoid certain people as a way of expressing their dislike or anger towards those individuals.
They were direct in their request (not passive) and not aggressive either (no negative behaviors).
Passive-aggressive behavior is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them. There's a disconnect between what a passive-aggressive person says and what he or she does.
For example, a passive-aggressive person might appear to agree — perhaps even enthusiastically — with another person's request. Rather than complying with the request, however, he or she might express anger or resentment by failing to follow through or missing deadlines.
Specific signs of passive-aggressive behavior include:
Resentment and opposition to the demands of others
Procrastination and intentional mistakes in response to others' demands
Cynical, sullen or hostile attitude
Frequent complaints about feeling underappreciated or cheated
I'm more-than-a-quarter-less-than-half Lakota (one of the early peoples to settle North America). I tell people I feel that pictures steal a bit of my soul. It has nothing to do with my heritage, but people generally accept it.
For a moment I thought I was on 4chan or something. The fact you create a throwaway account suggests your just a troll out to provoke a reaction. I don't do either of those 3.
