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by depressedpanda 1799 days ago
I'm not exactly young, but I gave the site temporary access without thinking much about it; I know the tech and I'm confident my browser will revoke access as soon as I close the tab.

I realize now, that I did not consider what the site might do while it has access. Maybe a video or pictures of me blinking are uploaded to some shady server somewhere now.

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That was exactly my concern: Somehow I'm just not comfortable with the thought of them having these pictures of me... kind of silly but still...
Security cameras and such record you all the time though out in public. I presume there are many random servers containing video where you are blinking.
What are you afraid of them doing with that?
I'm happy to send a gif of me blinking to any attacker who wants it.
Same realisation here. This is the only time I have ever granted camera access to a website. And even though this is a legitimate project, I feel as if they can take advantage of that access.