Since 2016, Photobucket has been trying to extort money from me (and many others) via spam email. I ignored them until today as I was fairly certain I have not used the platform. On December 11, 2024, a class-action lawsuit in the USA was filed against Photobucket after the company changed its privacy policy to allow Photobucket to sell user's photos to companies training AI models.Today, I started receiving several SPAM emails again stating, "Recover your old photos before they're gone forever." This time I did some investigating: A relative living in Denver, Colorado shared photos with me via a Photobucket link way back in 2008! That's how I ended up on the Photobucket's spam list... Since the GDPR this is completely illegal. Good news is: you CAN find and download any photos WITHOUT handing over any money by clicking "continue to account deletion." Keep going through about 3 screens but STOP when you get to the "Request download link". Click it and you will be sent a zipfile with any photos (if there are any). Once you download your zip file, now click "confirm account deletion" Done! I am hoping this helps others and you will no longer be plagued with these Spam emails.
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