[Cialug] Security issue with geotagging your photos

Matthew Nuzum newz at bearfruit.org
Tue Mar 1 20:19:52 CST 2011


This may seem obvious to you but believe me, it's not obvious to everyone.

When you enable geotagging of your photos on your smartphone it may give
strangers the ability to know exactly where you (and your kids or friends)
like to hang out. You may want to consider disabling it by default.

http://www.cybersalt.org/general-news/smartphone-pictures-pose-privacy-risks

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