Does CVS Look At Your Photos? TikTok Video Raises Concerns

A CVS employee's new viral TikTok video has indicated that not only do those working in the pharmacy chain's photo department sometimes view your pictures, but they are also sometimes entertained by what they see.

In the TikTok posted by a user by the name of @vamila.ice, the CVS employee states that they do, at least in her experience, look at the film as it's being developed.

The unnamed employee then added that in one particular case, someone had brought in a roll of film that included 45 photos of "Circles" musician Post Malone. She continued by showcasing several of the pictures that were going to be returned to the customer.

<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@vamila.ice/video/6853520023785393414" data-video-id="6853520023785393414" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;" > <section> <a target="_blank" title="@vamila.ice" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@vamila.ice">@vamila.ice</a> <p>hey alexa play feeling whitney <a title="postmalone" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/postmalone">##postmalone</a> <a title="posty" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/posty">##posty</a> <a title="biggestfan" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/biggestfan">##BiggestFan</a> <a title="fyp" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp">##fyp</a></p> <a target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - vamila.ice" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6853520015992376070">♬ original sound - vamila.ice</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

The video has since been viewed over 367K times and has received over 101K comments.

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While the TikTok initially seemed innocent in nature, some users expressed concern after learning that CVS employees can see their private pictures before they pick them up.

"I feel like that’s an invasion of my privacy…. but idk," one user commented, as reported by Yahoo! Life.

"Um excuse me….you SEE ALL OF THEM!?!?!” asked another user.

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However, the customer who had dropped off all of the Post Malone photos at the CVS location did not seem to be bothered by all of the unexpected attention. After the TikTok went viral, a user by the name of ashlyn_schafer18 shared her own video featuring the plethora of pictures of Malone with the caption, "#duet with vamila.ice it was me!!! project starting now #fyp #postmalone."

The CVS Photo Film Developing & Processing page does not state if employees view customers' images but does state that they offer "professional film processing."