If you’ve ever searched your own name and been unsettled by what came up — your home address, phone number, age, relatives, even a map to your house — you’re not imagining things. Dozens of companies called data brokers and
If you’ve found an explicit image of yourself online that you never agreed to, please know this guide is written for adults. If you are under 18, stop here and go directly to the CyberTipline at report.cybertip.org, or call 1-800-843-5678.
If you’re trying to find out where a photo appears online — whether it’s your own photo, one from a suspicious dating profile, or an image you just want to trace back to its source — a handful of free
Finding out your photo shows up in Google search results — especially one you didn’t post, don’t like, or never agreed to have online — is unsettling. The good news: you have real options, and most of them don’t require
For photographers, having your work reused without permission isn’t just annoying — it’s income walking out the door. The good news is that if you took the photo, you almost certainly hold the copyright, and that gives you a powerful,
If you’ve found your face on a website, an ad, or a profile you never agreed to, one question tends to come first: is this actually illegal, or just rude? The honest answer is that it depends — on who
If someone made an AI deepfake of me — an explicit image or video that uses your face but that you never took part in — you’re not imagining how violating that feels, and you’re not without options. If you
If someone is threatening to share my photos right now, take a breath. You are not alone, this is not your fault, and there are clear steps you can take. If you are under 18: please stop reading this and
Picture a photograph — small, just a few inches — floating somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. It is not sitting still. Currents push it north, then east. Tides pull it down to colder depths, then back up toward the
You searched. You found it. Someone is using your photo — on a fake profile, a website you’ve never heard of, or somewhere worse. Now what? Knowing your image is out there without your consent is unsettling, but you’re not