Title: Security / Privacy
Last modified: January 25, 2023

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# Security / Privacy

 *  Resolved [clarkstudios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clarkstudios/)
 * (@clarkstudios)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-privacy/)
 * If I use `do_shortcode('[videopress ... ]');` is there any parameters to hide
   the sharing bar? I only seem to be able to do this via the block builder and 
   there seem to be no options in the back end when editing a video in the VideoPress
   area.
 * Also can you default set the privacy of your videos? And if they are private 
   are videos tied to the URL that Jetpack is installed too. I.e. could someone 
   copy the iframe from the source and embed it on another site?
 * Lastly in the backend there is a link for the Video URL – if I copy that and 
   paste in into my browser and lets say it is a mov file it downloads the file.
   Is that URL publicly available anywhere or is that for the benefit of the admin?

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 *  [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ihenetudan/)
 * (@ihenetudan)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-privacy/#post-16410996)
 * H [@clarkstudios](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clarkstudios/),
 * Thanks for getting in touch.
 * > is there any parameters to hide the sharing bar?
 * For now, these are the only shortcode attributes that are supported:
    - `w=X` for width in pixels, do not include units
    - `h=Y` for height in pixels, do not include units
    - `hd=true/false` to force HD playback
    - `freedom=true/false` to force only use open source video formats
    - `autoplay=true/false` to automatically play the video when it loads
    - `loop=true/false` to automatically play the video over and over
 * There are no attributes that allow you to disable sharing. To disable the sharing
   menu for a video, you have to go to WordPress.com and do so from the Media library
   for your site. The process is described in [this support guide](https://jetpack.com/support/jetpack-videopress/jetpack-videopress-customizing-your-videos/).
 * In the near future, we’ll add more of those features to the WP Admin backend 
   when editing a video in the VideoPress area.
 * > Also can you default set the privacy of your videos?
 * If you’re on the latest version of the plugin, you should be able to set the 
   site-wide privacy for your videos from the VideoPress plugin area/page at `SITE_ADDRESS/
   wp-admin/admin.php?page=jetpack-videopress#/`. That privacy setting means that
   only registered (logged-in) members of your site can view your videos.
 * > Is that URL publicly available anywhere or is that for the benefit of the admin?
 * The URL is available for admins in WordPress.com or the WordPress admin backend.
   A short URL is also available when sharing is enabled for your videos.
 * That said, tech-savvy users who can inspect HTML elements can easily retrieve
   the URL from the browser even if it’s private. If it’s private, the only difference
   is that they’d have to be logged in.
 * It’s difficult to completely protect your videos and other intellectual property
   from malicious users as long as it’s on the web. In addition to all these gating
   mechanisms and a [security firewall](https://jetpack.com/support/jetpack-firewall/),
   you may want to consider putting some legal measures in place that allow you 
   to take action when your copyrights are violated.
 * I hope this helps.

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 * Last reply from: [Daniel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ihenetudan/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-privacy/#post-16410996)
 * Status: resolved