Washington DC

Ladies - Please read - personal security risk
singer67 7 Reviews 1300 reads
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Have you ever heard of EXIF data? Most digital cameras encode EXIF data to your digital pics that can be decoded by special software tools. When you take a photo with some smart phones, the GPS coordinates of your location are encoded in the picture. This is called Geotagging.

All that being said, PLEASE be careful about posting cell phone pictures that have been recently snapped. The Geotagged data could be encoded in your picture, exposing your exact location. The accuracy is frightening.

As an experiment, I trolled through the forum here, and in about 5 minutes, I had the GPS location where  several photos posted in our forum were taken, as well as the date and time they were snapped. If the lady was still at that location, she increases her risk of being located by anyone with a web browser and the right software.

Most Smart Phones have this capability, which is enabled by default, but can be turned off. Google is your friend. See my link below for more information.

Please be careful out there!

Darn it!

You just had to play White Knight and go tell one of the best stalking secrets ever!!

*sigh*

Well for those who knew I guess it's back to straight up cyberstalking.  At least you didn't go and tell what programs to lose.

Remind me when I have time to tell you why I-phone's are NOT the phone to use if you are a provider.

Sincerely,

Lee Dreams

"It's all about integrity..."

Lee,
I  like you, so don't get this the wrong way.

You should really appreciate the extent to which the OP went out of his way and posted a thoughtful post. It clearly shows that he cares for providers' safety.

I think your anger is totally unwarranted. Its quite clear from your post that you already knew what OP posted, so shouldn't be affecting you anyway.

Like an old adage goes - "A good deed  never goes unpunished"

... Combining amusement and irony for dry humor--sardonic; 2. temporarily contorted or bent to one side

That the problem with a two dimensional media, it tends to filter out body language cues our brain depend on for true meaning.

....and no I'm not angry, I was having fun in an industry we're too many take themselves and everything WAY too seriously ALL the time.


Lee Dreams

It's all about integrity..... ok and some fun too!

There are a couple of programs that are simple to use and free in base format.  A good one is Geotag Security, I haven't played with any of the others yet.

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