Photos and Geotags

[infinitylimit]

Just a fair warning to people who post photos. The ny times has a discussion about how geotags are automatically embedded in most phones and webcams such that they reveal where the photo was taken; even worse GPS coordinates.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/technology/personaltech/12basics.html?_r=4

 

[Oregongrow]

yep any smart phone will embed the code.

 

[SuperConductor]

Even if you have geo-tagging switched off?

Btw that article is behind a paywall or something.

 

[KharmaGirl]

Were gonna set a record for most threads on one topic.....

 

[Norkali]

Were gonna set a record for most threads on one topic.....

 

[ALothlórienTree]

jhead -purejpg /pathToImages/*

that's the best/easiest and it's been stated but there it is again..