I dont think I'm communicating my point very well about Flikr. Yes its a personal choice.

OK Xenidis, the pro version - the paid version is quite different. I was aware of that and I was not referring to that as I previously did mention I was describing my points about the free version.

The usage amongst the group of companies that includes Yahoo and Flikr is the point of my personal concern. If you read it correctly its not limiting the use to Flikr alone.

I have been referring to the free version when it comes to stripping the metada. The free version does appear to strip the metadata. So once the metadata is away, and then you combine that with people not always being aware of how to correctly set up their free accounts, and without a watermark, the user is opening themselves up to being used. Something to be aware of - when using the free version - thats my point.