Am I overreacting to this??

[david roberts]

Disney has a new marketing tool to get us to purchase photographs. When my 10 year old daughter approached two Monsters, Inc. characters, the CM took a picture, handed us a plastic card, and said we could view the picture online for 30 days and decide from the comfort of our own home whether we wanted to buy the picture. It sounded very convenient. However, when we got home and typed in the number on the card they gave us, I saw two pictures of some OTHER little girl. Then I got to thinking - does that mean that someone else out there is looking at pictures of MY daughter? If so, it probably is as innocent as my viewing of that other girl's pictures. But we all know there are a lot of sickos out there, and I simply don't want just anyone to be able to view pictures of my daughter by accident.

When I emailed Disney about it, they simply wrote back saying mistakes happen, and gave instructions on how to "find my daughter's pictures." I emailed back and said I was not interested in finding her pictures, but in making sure no one ELSE viewed them. I am waiting for their response to this email.

Am I overreacting? I know this is not a major issue, but I think we have the right to be told when the photo is taken that the whole thing is unsecure, and that others may unwittingly see the photos. Does anyone agree with me?

 

[julia & nicks mom]

Disney has a new marketing tool to get us to purchase photographs. When my 10 year old daughter approached two Monsters, Inc. characters, the CM took a picture, handed us a plastic card, and said we could view the picture online for 30 days and decide from the comfort of our own home whether we wanted to buy the picture. It sounded very convenient. However, when we got home and typed in the number on the card they gave us, I saw two pictures of some OTHER little girl. Then I got to thinking - does that mean that someone else out there is looking at pictures of MY daughter? If so, it probably is as innocent as my viewing of that other girl's pictures. But we all know there are a lot of sickos out there, and I simply don't want just anyone to be able to view pictures of my daughter by accident.

When I emailed Disney about it, they simply wrote back saying mistakes happen, and gave instructions on how to "find my daughter's pictures." I emailed back and said I was not interested in finding her pictures, but in making sure no one ELSE viewed them. I am waiting for their response to this email.

Am I overreacting? I know this is not a major issue, but I think we have the right to be told when the photo is taken that the whole thing is unsecure, and that others may unwittingly see the photos. Does anyone agree with me?

Honestly - I think you are overreacting

your ticket does say when you enter the park that you give Disney permission to use your image in any promotional materials -

everywhere your daughter goes people see her and can snap a photo of her -

I don't really understand why this would bother you - if anyone else got your photos - they are a family irritated that they didn't get their own pictures - not some sicko pervert - if they wanted a picture of your daughter - they would have just snapped it themselves!!

 

[TammyJ]

I do understand why it bothers you on the gut level but I really don't think it's an issue. If your name and address are not connected with the photo, you daughter is in no danger.

I understand you discomfort but I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[TammyJ]

Just another thought, my daughter's previous preschool had wanted me to sign a waiver to allow them to publish photos of her in their handouts and websites. I declined to sign it. It made me uncomfortable that anyone could have access to that much info. Yes, the odds of a pervert making the connection between that picture and access to my daguhter would be really unlikely but I liked to lessen the odds even more. But again, if there is no identifying information in the photo other than you were at WDW I wouldn't worry.

 

[littleshamrock]

I think like you do. But then, if you really think about it, the only other person that's looking at it is the other family looking for their daughter's picture. I think on this one, everything is OK, but I would have had the same reaction as you at first!!

 

[Sleeping~Beauty]

I totally understand your reaction. I'm very protective of things like that also. But in this case, as others have stated, I think it will be ok.

 

[crisi]

Your daughter is in a public place. That means anyone can take a photo of her. I'd be less concerned with the small chance your Photopass and someone else's gets mixed up AND that someone else is a pervert, than the possibility that one of the thousands of people you pass at Disney each day is a pervert.

 

[david roberts]

I kind of already thought I was a little off on this one, which is why I asked the question, I guess. I know someone can take your picture in a public place, and you take that risk wherever you go. But Disney doesn't have to facilitate it. I guess I reacted mostly to the fact that Disney is taking these pictures in a way that could at least potentially make a parent uncomfortable (even if it would be an overreaction by that parent) without disclosing it, all just to take more of our money from us. Thanks for all the insight. Boy, you guys really respond quickly on this site.

 

[CleveRocks]

I truly don't mean any disrespect here, David Roberts, but you are WAY overreacting to an innocent mistake. Everyone else has already explained why (e.g., no identifying information, anybody can take their own photo of your child in public whenever they want without your permission, the only people actually seeing the PhotoPass picture are the other family who are missing their own picture). Breathe easy, there's no danger, not even the possibility of danger.

Let me put it to you another way -- look at all of the people on this message board who voluntarily put photos of their kids on this public Internet website for the whole world to see. Where is even the POSSIBLE harm of doing so? I'm too much of a techno-idiot to be able to do it here, but I have my kids' photos and first names on my AOL photo album.

SO let's say someone sees a picture of a chld. Is that kid from Omaha? From Atlanta? From Dublin Ireland? No one knows. Even if someone knew somehow that that child is from, say, White Plains, NY, what good does that do that person? How can they use that to do any harm to that child? They can't! And an errant PhotoPass
picture doesn't give ANY identifying information (your name and other info is NEVER linked to that PhotoPass card), so again, in a practical, real-world sense, how could there possibly be any harm? All of the above ran through my head as I considered your question.

I say this as the father of a 5 year old boy and 3 year old girl. Use your head instead of your gut (in this instance) and breathe easy. Happy Thanksgiving.

-- Eric

 

[CleveRocks]

Sorry, OP, I didn't notice your most recent reply before I posted!

-- Eric