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rbeau30
07-23-2014, 20:50
Turns out many digital cameras, and phones imprint geolocation metadata on pictures as it takes them.

www.iknowhereyourcatlives.com (http://www.iknowhereyourcatlives.com)

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/nct/video-professor-creates-site-revealing-where-peoples-cats-live


I just looked on my phone and I am able to turn off the feature.
jerrymrc
07-23-2014, 20:53
That has been known for many years. Just saying.
rbeau30
07-23-2014, 20:55
That has been known for many years. Just saying.


Okay. So, delete the thread for me then?
blacklabel
07-23-2014, 21:39
It's a good thing to be reminded of.

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Hound
07-23-2014, 21:41
Ya... Go try the "strings" or "exif" commands in unix on files and see what pops. Make sure you bring extra tinfoil though.
Ronin13
07-23-2014, 22:05
Between that and the GPS on phones (which while not in use I keep turned off), I'm pretty sure someone can find out where I am almost any time of day if they really knew how to look... Yeah, Google locations services, they know when you're sleeping and when you're awake too... [tinhat]
zteknik
07-23-2014, 22:20
Between that and the GPS on phones (which while not in use I keep turned off), I'm pretty sure someone can find out where I am almost any time of day if they really knew how to look... Yeah, Google locations services, they know when you're sleeping and when you're awake too... [tinhat]
And they have a list of who's naughty or nice...[Santa]
Ronin13
07-23-2014, 22:40
And they have a list of who's naughty or nice...[Santa]
Damn you Google!!! [LOL]
hollohas
07-24-2014, 07:09
And many phones track your "recent places". I found my Android had a Google setting turned on and it literally had a map of everywhere I have been for the last month. Everywhere. The Android setting is fairly upfront and easy to turn off because it's just part of Google Maps. The iPhone on the other hand is a bit more sneaky. The setting is buried many menus deep within the settings and otherwise there is nothing outwardly obvious Apple is keeping a list of where you've been.
Graves
07-24-2014, 07:18
This just in: those unsolicited emails from Nigeria might not be legit. More from the op...
Aloha_Shooter
07-24-2014, 07:21
Yes, it's this is old news for those of us who are tech-aware or particularly paranoid but it's a good reminder for those who missed the news the first or second time around.
cmailliard
07-24-2014, 07:22
EXIF Data (http://regex.info/exif.cgi) Website
Graves
07-24-2014, 07:26
It dawned on me when I had my 3gs, the photo app pegs you wherever you took pics on a world map and as I went through them, I realized that photos that were taken by somebody else and sent to me were pegged in the exact spot they were taken at.
Mtn.man
07-24-2014, 08:12
Pretty sure mine is non traceable.

http://netdna.webdesignerdepot.com/uploads/cellphone_design/dkmb86g_487pr55s2hc_b.jpg
thvigil11
07-24-2014, 08:30
Pretty sure mine is non traceable.

http://netdna.webdesignerdepot.com/uploads/cellphone_design/dkmb86g_487pr55s2hc_b.jpg

Are you kidding, the amount of Rads generated from that thing can be picked up by every sensor in this hemisphere.

[panic]
Ronin13
07-24-2014, 08:41
Are you kidding, the amount of Rads generated from that thing can be picked up by every sensor in this hemisphere.

[panic]
But look at the bright side- in a few years he'll be easy for his wife to find in the dark, just look for the glowing guy... [LOL]
Justin
07-24-2014, 11:51
You can strip out EXIF data by resaving the file in a graphics program like Photoshop or GIMP.

Also, I believe that some web sharing sites like imgur strip out this data before posting it online.