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Stolen photo?

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fatgirlonthebeach · 15/09/2019 22:36

I recently went to a friend's birthday party and as you can imagine, lots of photos were taken by everyone there. I also took a lot of photos on my mobile phone and I have just noticed that someone else who was there has posted a photo which I took on the night onto a Whatsapp group.

The photo is definitely the one I took, there is absolutely no doubt about that.

I didn't send this photo to anyone and am completely baffled as to how someone else could have got it off my phone as it was definitely in my possession all evening. Does anyone have any idea how this could have been done please?

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RitaTheBeater · 19/09/2019 17:46

He used her phone to ‘retrieve the photo’ from your phone and you aren’t worried that he can use this magical spyware to retrieve other things from your phone?

Slightlyjaded · 19/09/2019 17:53

Celebelly Thu 19-Sep-19 17:21:18
What a load of guff.

^^ THIS ^^

Dyrne · 19/09/2019 18:02

This isn’t like TV detective shows, where the cop can put down their phone next to the criminal’s and distract them until a message pops up saying “Data copy complete” Which incidentally isn’t exactly subtle

Modern mobile phone companies - certainly Android and Apple - have absolutely huge cyber security departments with some very clever software engineers devising protections all the time against the latest criminal spyware.

If the technology existed, it would be 1) Highly illegal; and 2) used by the likes of the CIA, MI5, and Mossad.

It would not be used by your mate Dave who’s “A bit geeky” Hmm

user1473878824 · 19/09/2019 18:04

Oh no @RitaTheBeater that is what the OP is worried about in this made up story where it’s the other woman’s photo she’s saved off WhatsApp but can’t get her head around it.

differentcity · 19/09/2019 18:06

Do you often think people are watching you/out to get you/tapping your phone? That level of paranoia really isn't normal.

RitaTheBeater · 19/09/2019 18:11

I know but now she’s found it was the dh of this friend she doesn’t seem arsed, just that she was right. No mention of what she said to the dh when he told her it was him!

ResetPassword · 19/09/2019 18:11

This is my favourite thread in a long time Grin

Malaka123 · 19/09/2019 18:29

I think some of the comments miss the basics, which are

  1. A mobile is a device that sends and receives data, so it is distinct as a computer from a PC or tablet. That means it can be hacked and everything from passwords to files can be transferred to others. The issue is how difficult this is with the safety features in mobiles and the limitations of commercially available software.
  1. There is commercially available software that is aimed at tracking your kids. The idea is to keep them safe. But there is nothing to stop an abusive male tracking their girlfriend. Generally the software needs to be loaded onto the girlfriends device. But that can be done without her knowing. If she leaves her mobile around the house, and the abuser knows the password, she can be tracked without her ever knowing.

This is a serious issue and we should all be more aware. This poster is not crackers, and may well have had her phone hacked. The post to me shows a desire to know what is possible, how it might be done. But the brexiteer like responses show closed minds. Let's hope none of the posters have their phones hacked.

The simple fact is it is possible to steal a photo. The issue is how, and how difficult it is.

PancakeAndKeith · 19/09/2019 18:34

So because your friend’s partner has put a tracker on your phone it means that she will have been able to hack your phone for the picture?

Assuming you mean that she is tech savvy enough to do this rather than the tracker is doing it, the question is why?

Why would she go to the trouble of hacking your phone to take a picture? Why not bank details or other personal stuff?

user1473878824 · 19/09/2019 18:40

@Malaka123 So her mate’s abusive boyfriend remotely hacked into her phone to steal a picture of party poppers and then admitted it to the OP. AND BREXIT. Amazing.

eenymeenyminyme · 19/09/2019 18:51

Really OP? That's amazing? What's the name of this tracker that steals photos from the tracked person's friends phones? Would love to try it out!

PancakeAndKeith · 19/09/2019 18:52

Do you have an android or iPhone?

Malaka123 · 19/09/2019 18:54

@40user1473878824. I think we need to get back to the purpose of the post rather than saying something is impossible, implausible etc.

It absolutely is possible to hack phones. No computer system on earth is invulnerable.

With a phone if you have the password and mobile number it would be simple. And OS's like Orph crack will soon give you a password.

The post seems to me to be about how do we protect ourselves. Could we focus on that.

coconuttelegraph · 19/09/2019 18:55

How did your photo get onto your friend's phone in the first place to allow her DP to steal it?

Sorry if I've missed the answer to that

QueenofallIsee · 19/09/2019 19:01

Chinny reckon I say Grin

user1473878824 · 19/09/2019 19:03

@Malaka123 of course someone can hack your phone but that’s like me posting that the microwave deleted my camera roll and then someone saying “oh well people can hack your phone so this is a very important made up story.”

Aberhonddu · 19/09/2019 19:17

Her partner puts a tracker on her phone, then uses that tracker to steal a photo from her friends phone. If that's what happened and it appears to be your belief op then that software is fucking amazing. If it's his own software then he's sitting on a fortune,
I definitely know that most phones can be hacked and I also believe that most people are really quite lax about internet security. But this really is almost unbelievable.

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user1473878824 · 19/09/2019 19:51

Wtaf

OpenYourEyes · 19/09/2019 19:54

Does the Exif date tell you which device a photo was taken on?

Popili · 19/09/2019 19:55

The simple fact is it is possible to steal a photo.

Not in the way op i's talking about. It's complete nonsense.

PancakeAndKeith · 19/09/2019 20:00

Perhaps it is possible, the real question though is why?

fatgirlonthebeach · 19/09/2019 20:36

Just because something doesn't make sense to you, it doesn't mean it's not true. There are loads of things that we don't understand but that doesn't make them false.

Rita - please read my post properly, I clearly said that because I discovered a photo had been taken, it then me wonder what else might have been taken. Of course I was/am concerned.

Pancake - please read my post properly, this guy has got a tracker on his partner's phone, NOT MINE. She is fully aware of it. He then used her phone to access mine so when he posted it on Whatsapp, it showed her name which is why I initially thought she had posted it.

Pancake - again, read my posts, I told you why, he wanted him/his girlfriend to claim credit for the photo. Sorry if this explanation is not interesting enough for you, but that is the reason he gave me

Cocunut - as above, this bloke used his DP's phone. Maybe he didn't care if she was blamed instead of him, I don't know and don't really care why, I just wanted to find out how it was done and what else is it possible to retrieve off someone else's phone.

Redglitter - see above

Insertfunnyname - see above

Practicallyperfect - see above

Peachgreen - you think that saying that I'm batshit crazy etc is not meaning to be nasty? God I'd hate to see what shit they come out with when they are then. My intention was not to cause anxiety, it was merely to see if anyone else had had this happen. A simple question in MN style. What I have learnt since this guy has shown what he has done has quite frankly frightened the life out of me, so maybe you should all be a little more aware instead of sticking your head in the sand and insisting this stuff is like something on a film.

In the words of Mark Twain - truth is stranger than fiction.

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heidbuttsupper · 19/09/2019 20:40

Wow

pollypokcet · 19/09/2019 20:47

This is such a pointless thread:
1- this isn't possible
2 - if it is, he stole a photo off iCloud. At a party. Where I imagine others took nearly identical photos.
3- if he really used his tracker, why didn't he nick your bank details instead?