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    Just think logically for a second. Think about how big the internet is. Then think about how many people you know. Think about all those people and really ask yoursefl are they really going to go online trying to find out if people they know cross dress? Are they really out there on the internet looking up crossdressing? If they are they probably are crossdressers. Then theres the internet and how big it is. Are people really going to find you hiding in this web forum. And of ALL the websites and ALL the threads/posts/pictures/users here they are really going to find you in here? And if someone does know about your crossdressing or heard rumors about you do you really think they care that much or are obssesed with finding out the truth or finding pictures of you on the internet. You really think someones going to take THAT much time and effort into finding you. Like i said if someone does find you then they probably are a cross dresser themselfs to find them selfs this deep in the web searching for someone they know. Your odds of someone finding out are like 1 in 1 million. And like that one girl said if someone does find you ask what the hell they were doing digging around on a crossdresser forum

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    Zelia its that some people are scared of their own shadow and make up reasons for not doing things to justify their lack ability to accept themselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Princess zelia prime View Post
    Think about how big the internet is.
    And yet, at the same time, it's made the world a much smaller place.


    You'd be surprised at what kind of stuff & how much of it one can find out about a person, should they have the desire, the know-how, and the experience. It's kind of creepy, really.


    Regardless, what someone does or doesn't do when it comes to all this, is totally up to the individual.

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    I accept myself as is Gillian Gigs's Avatar
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    Once it is on the world wide web, it is not possible to take it back! You can do a headless post, or something like that, but if you are fearful, then don't post.
    I like myself, regardless of the packaging that I may come in! It's what is on the inside of the package that counts!

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    Much great advice, just what I was seeking. Likely I will post some carefully selected pictures in the future. I feel I need to share who I am here, at least a bit, visually...

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    Once you get over your fear it will be no big deal to post a pic.

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    For sure once you share an image on the internet, you have little control over who sees it. But two things to note for me. I don't look like a film star and I don't look like I do in drab. So I figure why would any one wish to re post my images and if they do, no one but my immediate family would ever know who it was behind the make up.
    Last edited by Jane G; 04-28-2017 at 06:09 PM.

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    I'm sure this forum is safer then most... But just remember the golden rules. 1. Once on the net it's always on the somewhere 2. Don't post any thing you wouldn't want your grand mother to see.

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    My adult granddaughter and her Mother use my computer all the time. They look at the pictures I have stored in the picture section of my PC often. My Avatar you see here and others are there also. I see them looking at my pictures and neither one has ask me who Amy is. I admit it is a mixture of pictures and the pictures of me are mixed in. I hide my pictures in plain view, so all can see.
    I said that to say....if you are dressed as a woman and they have never saw you dressed, or have no outstanding features then nobody will ever know who you are, so post your pictures. This is not to say your picture can't be copied, but it would be a stretch to think someone would know who you are.

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    As a photographer, Restoration specialist, and Artist. There isn't any image here on the web that I can't copy. But why do that? If I want to put head 'A' on body 'B'? sure I can do that. I just don't see a reason to do it.
    If I want your photo, I will ask that you send it to me by E-mail or snail mail. Frequently what is on the web is in such a low grade, they are near useless.
    Look at the size requirement of our avatars, 150 x 150 max or just 22,500 dots. The size requirement of a photo submission is 500 x 500 or 250,000 dots. ridiculously small.
    When I am working on a photo it is normally in the range of 10 to 20 Megabytes or even larger. over 6,000 x 6,000 dots per side or over 36,000,000 dots. For quality work you MUST have those sizes. Reducing a photo is easy. Enlarging is a pain. Specially if it is a ".JPG" file with greater than 2% compression. I no longer store in".JPG" format. Each time you re-save the photo the artifacts get worse. I now use a "lossless" format.

    Foil people from using your photos incress the compression.
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    I really do not care! As was said, why were they on a crossdresser site to start with! Hugs Lana Mae
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    you get to a point where you just stop worrying.....
    No regrets except I should have got dressed & stepped out sooner.

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    I have gotten a hard time about not posting pics. I will not do it. I might consider posting a headless shot, but nothing identifiable. No one wants to see my old, fat body haphazardly dressed anyway!

    I posted some pictures on another site, totally unrelated. The sight requires you to log on to see pics. The other day I was telling a friend about what the subject of the pics, and decided just to use Google and show him some random pictures. The first 3-4 pictures that showed up on Google were mine, copied from where I posted them to Pinterest.

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    Some one gotta a hold of photos I posted here before and had Ill will towards me. I removed the face photos and only post body or eye blocked out photos.
    There is a way to find out who it is that post here but it requires special knowledge.just don't post what you will regret.
    The person was banned here but not for that as I never mentioned it.i have not heard from them.there in the military and I worked with them as a civilian.
    Last edited by reinasblack; 04-29-2017 at 06:01 AM.

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    Inquiring minds want to know...

    So I went to Google and searched on "Lacy PJs". Sure enough, on page 5 (ranked 45) of the results was a post I made back in March. This, of course, was complete with avatar. While that particular post didn't have any photos, had there been, I'm reasonably sure that those would have been displayed too.

    The experiment will be retried later this AM after I log out... stand by, results to follow...

    Lacy PJs

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    Lacy Pjs i just did the same thing and i popped up on google images. Lol thats awsome. Im on google images now hahahahahahah. But im not worried about it i had to search "princess zelia prime" just zelia or princess zelia, or zelia prime nothing came up. Nobody knows my screen name so im pretty sure i would never be found and if i did i really wouldnt care. I like people knowing i cross dress. I have nothing to hide or be ashamed of. Im just being me.

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    Aspiring Member Lacy PJs's Avatar
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    OK, so after I made my post above, I completely shut down my PC, waited a couple of minutes then restarted. About an hour later, here I am again. Without logging in, I was able to see the post.

    So to answer the original question, it depends... this particular section (Male to Female Crossdressing) of the site apparently allows one to view posts w/o being logged on. It appears that other sections of the forum are more secure in that at least you must be a forum member to access those areas.

    If you posted a picture in this section, it is apparently open to public viewing.

    Lacy PJs

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    Google went into the "Guest" area. An area open to the general public. Maybe our programers need to deactivate the 'display avatar' piece of the program and just put a 'Restricted - Access to members only " picture there.
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    Dont worry dear

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    remember when you signed up for the forum and you read all those rules and stuff and you agreed to them? Good times huh? There were things like sections that you needed a certain number of posts to view (10) members only areas and there were areas that you had to be a member of to see and get permission (even as a "super mod" I can't read). Layers of privacy. Rule 1, you don't want people to see it, don't post it. There are geeks out there who can, with time and software, see anything you post ANYWHERE. 2-if you don't mind some people seeing it, post in a members only area. 3- if anyone copies and posts photos from this site of someone else they will be banned.

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    Posting pictures here is just as safe as walking down a crowded street in full daylight fully en femme.

    I've done both. Nothing has ever happened.

    But if you're going to fret about it, don't do it. Life is to short to worry about things.

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    Yes, I guess this is a valid concern for me IF someone can positively identify my male persona from my en femme pictures. It all boils down to being personally identifiable. The average image thief cannot make such a match nor are they interested in doing so.

    I'd be more worried about any pictures on my mobile devices. You should read the fine print the next time you install that app from an airline or wherever. You've just given them permission to access your contact list and your mail box. Not only do they know who you are but your friends too. Your geographic location and it's history? That too. Where you shop? Bingo.

    Just saying because, well, I have some experience on the matter from a law enforcement perspective. I'm not a hacker. I work in the world of the technology. For those where being outed is catastrophic (not just for themselves but to family, shareholders, etc) please think about this risk as well.

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    I don't post pictures. i'm not a cute young thing and who wants to see an ugly old woman. With face recognition it is true that poor quality avatars probably won't match up well. Face recognition is always getting better and use measurements that are getting better. The other thing is that now your carrier/cable company can sell your information what you do will be more available. Advertisers will have more information about you. Sharing data with Facebook/Google or any other purveyor of information will match you better. Even an avatar has a unique footprint on the web. So someday with artificial intelligence (Bob) your boss gets a Facebook "do you know" friend suggestion showing Sue with your name attached. Big data using AI is ramping up at a tremendous rate. Everyone that deals with the public and wants to sell you something is jumping on the bandwagon. I looked at panties a couple weeks ago (and bought) I'm still getting popups from the same company that I purchased from. It doesn't bother me my wife told me about the sale. But, it could be embarrassing for some. It will get worse folks.

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    Hi Gina

    Like so many before me, I have posted many photos both here and the dreaded FB (both me and fem-me).
    While I have to admit that I don't really care who sees me being me, I was curious to see what would come up on a google search... the answer... not a thing! I checked my name, my fem name and my FB name, then added crossdresser to all for good measure; all of which led me to scrolling through google listings, images and videos for about half an hour but still not a single mention or image of me.

    Maybe I got lucky and am just to average to stand out? But I think it's just the luck of the draw.
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    Or you could approach it from the perspective of the high functioning sociopath and realize that if someone sees anything here and calls you out on it, then you have ammunition against them as well. It also helps if you care absolutely nothing about what anyone besides your SO thinks if you have one.

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