A member here, youknowit, let me know she had seen my before and some after pics of me in some youtube videos.

Least to say, I did not authorize this usage of my photos. I contacted the poster, and advised them that they were violating the TOS of youtube. I'm assuming they snagged my photos from this forum because my OH is completely private. So, I went in and made my photo album here available to only my friends.

I gave the poster 24 hours to reply. If I do not hear from them, I will report the privacy violation to Youtube.

If your album is public, go to your User CP, hit Privacy Options, and then make it available only to your friends.

I'm not completely upset by having my pictures out there. It's the principle that the poster did not ask for permission to use them.

I realize the internet is not private. I realize once it's out there, it's out there. That is NOT my concern so I don't need a lecture on posting pics on the internet. My point is that the pics were snagged, and used without any consideration or authorization. Even a common courtesy to say "hey I'm making some videos on youtube and would like to use your pics." would have been appreciated.

Also, the poster has a weight loss forum/community (not just for WLS patients) that he/she is trying to get people to join.

So, least to say, we'll see what happens.