---
title: "[OT] Why you should never put your picture on the Internet"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/5/27/ot-why-you-should-never-put-your-picture-on-the-internet.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/5/27/ot-why-you-should-never-put-your-picture-on-the-internet.html"
published: "2004-05-27T17:31:00"
updated: "2004-05-27T17:31:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "[Update: thanks to SecretGeek for giving an alternative link BTW: looks like I shouldn't have posted *my* picture either :) ] Until I get my act back together and return to “normal” programming, here's another thing…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# \[OT\] Why you should never put your picture on the Internet

By Roy Osherove May 27, 2004 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published May 27, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

_\[Update: thanks to_ [_SecretGeek_](http://www.secretgeek.net/) _for giving an alternative link_

_BTW: looks like_ [_I shouldn't have posted \*my\* picture either_](http://www.secretgeek.net/royo_is_a.asp) _:) \]_

Until I get my act back together and return to “normal” programming,  here's another thing that made me smile even when I was really down:

This is why you should [never put your picture on the Internet](http://www.binaryshadow.com/images/Never.html)

## More in Off Topic

[All posts in Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

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- May 29, 2004

    ### [Typical Norway Scenario](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/5/29/typical-norway-scenario.html)

- May 26, 2004

    ### [ok, I get it](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/5/26/ok-i-get-it.html)

- May 26, 2004

    ### [The daily WTF](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/5/26/the-daily-wtf.html)


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## About the author

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