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I need your help – tell Flickr to help block stalkers!

I don’t ask for much but today I need some help. Flickr is a great medium for posting photos and my wife is a major user of it, especially for her art work and outfit photos. Sadly some douche is being a stalker and creating multiple accounts every time she blocks them.

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I’m sure you can imagine that this would make someone feel very uncomfortable. But would you believe that flickr doesn’t have a block by IP Address option? In this day and age where static IP addresses are becoming more prevalent, this one step would help to eliminate her problem. Or at least make it harder for them to continue stalking.

I’ve posted an idea over at Get Satisfaction and would appreciate your help in getting this noticed. Spread the word that Flickr need to be more mindful of user safety and security. Or perhaps it is time to move to Picasa?

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