![]() It seems implausible, but posting photos and other media tagged with exact geolocation on the Internet allows random people with the right tracking software and wrong motives to find an individual’s location and correlate it with other information. Geotagging has an accuracy of within 15 feet.īut, while you are letting friends and families know where you are with your posts, you are also at risk from burglars and stalkers. Many smartphones and digital cameras come with built-in GPS with a geotagging feature that embeds at least the latitude and longitude coordinates of your location. Would you like to tag a safety threat to your photo? Canon’s PowerShot SX280 HS is one such digital camera with built-in GPS you can use to geotag your photos. Before you succumb to fear and turn off the geotagging feature on your devices and apps, however, let’s look at how the process works, the security issues involved, and how you can easily keep yourself from harm. While seemingly harmless, with every photo they post, there are possible dangers that users may not be aware of when they expose themselves, friends, and family members to. Today, everyone who uses social media like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram is most likely utilizing this technology in some form – whether they realize it or not. Photographers can benefit from photos encoded with GPS data: Using the data, photos can be easily cataloged, organized, and classified, especially into areas of special interest. Geo-coordinates are often also reported to apps running on a cell phone, such as Angry Birds.”īesides location, that metadata (found in a file’s EXIF data) might also include elevation, bearing, distance, and even the name of a place like restaurants and shops. “In other words, earth coordinates (often accurate to +/-1m) as reported by GPS modules built into cell phones and cameras (or guessed using Wi-Fi and cell-tower triangulation) are embedded in machine-readable format (i.e., not necessarily obvious to humans) as part of a JPEG file, a Twitter post, or Facebook Places. “Geotagging is adding geo-location metadata to an image or social media post,” says Gerald Friedland, director of Audio and Multimedia Research at the International Computer Science Institute, a private, non-profit research laboratory affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley. Outside of PCMag, I write fiction, poetry, humor, and essays on culture. Though I love that I get to write about the tech industry every day, it’s touched by gender, racial, and socioeconomic inequality and I try to bring these topics to light. I put great care into writing gift guides and am always touched by the notes I get from people who’ve used them to choose presents that have been well-received. I’ve had the pleasure of talking tech with Jeff Goldblum, Ang Lee, and other celebrities who have brought a different perspective to it. I strive to explain topics that you might come across in the news but not fully understand, such as NFTs and meme stocks. Or maybe you’ve just seen my Bernie meme. You might have seen me on TV talking about these topics or heard me on your commute home on the radio or a podcast. I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance state, vaccination cards, ghost guns, voting, ISIS, art, fashion, film, design, gender bias, and more. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). Tap Auto-delete to select a timeframe for when Google will automatically delete Maps data Look for the Delete drop-down menu, where you can opt to delete your history from today, all time, or a custom range. On mobile, go to Settings > Maps History, which will bring you to a Maps Activity page. Click Location History > Choose an auto-delete option, and choose how often Google will delete your data (every 3, 18, or 36 months). To periodically auto-delete your history, navigate to (Opens in a new window). On the bottom-right of the map, click the trashcan icon to delete all your location history permanently. You'll see a map with a timeline of your activity. You'll end up on a page titled Google-wide Controls, where you can go to Location History > See & delete activity. Click the hamburger menu, and select Your data in Maps. On a desktop, go to (Opens in a new window). ![]() If you'd rather it lose your Maps data, you can erase it on desktop or mobile. Google maintains a very detailed record of your digital activities. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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