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by fpgaminer 1922 days ago
> I'm pretty sure you're allowed to build little utility websites and share them with your friends on Facebook.

Your friends, sure, but not necessarily your coworkers, depending on the context. The company might be under various legal obligations with regards to how those photos are used, and sending them to an unapproved third party could put them in serious legal hot waters. That's regardless of your intentions.

I doubt that's the case here and trust your assessment of the situation. I also think the comment you're replying to wasn't particularly tactful. But yeah, it could be an issue in some situations and, like it or not, as engineers we always have to keep an eye out for this kind of stuff.

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Fair enough. Thanks for the tactful and insightful comment.