How-Old.net 爆紅引發隱私擔憂:上傳的照片會被微軟保留嗎?官方首頁明示「PS. We don't keep the photo」,但 ToS 條款保留授權條款。本文梳理官方聲明、條款細節、實際執行三層真相。
How-Old.net 首頁底部明確標註:
「PS. We don't keep the photo」(放心,微軟不會保留圖片)

「By posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting your Submission, you are granting Microsoft, its affiliated companies, and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses (including, without limitation, all Microsoft services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Website Services.」
條款採用微軟通用 ToS 模板,授權範圍極廣(複製、分發、公開展示、編輯、翻譯、再授權等),理論上允許微軟保留並使用上傳照片。
| 風險點 | 可能性 | 緩解措施 |
|---|---|---|
| 微軟違背承諾存儲原圖 | 極低(品牌聲譽風險遠大於數據價值) | 不上傳極度敏感照片(身份證/隱私部位/機密文件) |
| 傳輸過程被攔截 | 低(HTTPS/TLS 1.2+ 加密) | 避免公共 Wi-Fi 非加密環境上傳 |
| 瀏覽器/系統層面殘留 | 中(瀏覽器快取/臨時文件) | 使用無痕模式/事後清理快取 |
| 第三方封裝 App 盜取 | 高(見 ID 102887) | 僅用官方網頁版 how-old.net |