Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Liv

[twilighterheart]

Web Photos That Reveal Secrets, Like Where You Live

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Web-Photos-That-Reveal-nytimes-2375510549.html?x=0&.v=1

Protecting your privacy is not just a matter of being aware and personally responsible, said Mr. Sommer, the researcher. A friend may take a geotagged photo at your house and post it.

“You need to educate yourself and your friends but in the end, you really have no control,” he said, adding that he was considering writing a program to troll the Internet for photos with geotags corresponding to users’ home addresses.

“I’m beginning to think there may be a market for it.”

[moving finger]

LOL - yahoo really need to get some decent sub-editors. I think that should be 'trawl' the internet :D

[rolga]

The geotagging can be turned off (http://icanstalku.com/how.php). And if one took pics with it on, one can remove metadata (http://www.digitalconfidence.com/downloads.html) before posting them online.

[consciousness]

and that's why i left facebook :D

[energi]

adding that he was considering writing a program to troll the Internet


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