http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/30/facebook-app-lets-you-view-anyones-hidden-photos-5003545/
A new browser extension, available now on the Chrome web store, boasts that it will let you view the hidden photos of ‘anyone on Facebook’ – whether they’re your friend or not. Facebook users currently have the ability to ‘hide from their timeline’ any unflattering photo that they don’t wish others to see. What many people don’t realise is that ‘hiding’ a picture doesn’t remove or block the photo in any way and the Picturebook app takes advantage of this loophole to find those hidden photos. Picturebook’s description is, therefore, slightly misleading. No app or browser extension is truly able to change the privacy settings of someone else’s photo and if you untag yourself from an unflattering photo, Picturebook won’t be able to find it.
I believe that the Picturebook app is a scheme and does not benefit anyone in any way. It is misleading and does not actually change an individuals privacy settings if their pictures are on private correctly. It is also a privacy concern as it encourages people to peer into others photos which they thought were hidden from others.
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