Guardians of Their Smiles

The NY Times article Guardians of Their Smiles looks into the debate of the pros and cons of posting photos of your children online.  It begins with the story of a mom whose daughter’s picture was taken from Flickr and used on a Brazilian chat site.

It serves as a stark reminder to make sure that you are using privacy settings on social sites and blogs (just like you tell your kids too!) I go back and forth on using my kids names on sites like Facebook. I generally don’t on my personal blog.  I don’t want some employer years from now looking them up and seeing their baby pics.

A grayer area is what about when someone else is posting a photograph of you or your child. What is the etiquette for this new social taboo?

Read the article. It is definitely worth thinking about.