Abstract: A method for securely storing photos or videos wirelessly received from a mobile communication device includes the steps of (a) establishing at a service provider a user identifier associated with a user of the mobile communication device; (b) receiving at the service provider a photo or video transmitted from the mobile communication device; (c) establishing a time stamp for the photo or video; (d) associating the time stamp and the photo or video with the user identifier and storing the time stamp and the photo or video in a database of the service provider; (e) preventing the user from viewing the photo or video stored in the database; and (f) providing access to the photo or video to an authorized third party. A system for implementing the aforementioned method includes appropriate communicatively connected hardware components.