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Right click protection help - security of photos
rachel29002
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Hi
I've been using smugmug for a while content in the knowledge that my photos were right-click protected.
However, I discovered by accident that if a viewer clicks for a link to share the photo, the photo can then be right clicked and saved.
I'm not a professional and for me this probably isn't a commercial worry but it must be for some.
Smugmug - how is this possible? How do I prevent it?
I've been using smugmug for a while content in the knowledge that my photos were right-click protected.
However, I discovered by accident that if a viewer clicks for a link to share the photo, the photo can then be right clicked and saved.
I'm not a professional and for me this probably isn't a commercial worry but it must be for some.
Smugmug - how is this possible? How do I prevent it?
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How large are you displaying your images on SM? I use the X2 size which roughly equates to the same size I share my images on social media. I try not to worry too much about people saving images. Whether you have right-click protection enabled or not, saving an image is just as simple as taking a screenshot.
The only way to truely prevent possible theft is to either A) watermark your images to hell
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On the right click front, that setting is very poorly named. That setting pops up a warning message but it does not protect your photos. As Shinrya said above, anyone can take a screen shot. And your image can be easily grabbed from the browser cache in seconds. Do a quick search for
Funny, I wrote about this on legacy smug over 5 years ago in the thread ORIGINALS = a gateway to free photos, & right click protection is NOT PROTECTION. It's still true today - it's not a smugmug thing, it's the way of life if you're presenting your photos in a browser.
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