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By *orders2forU OP   Couple
over a year ago

Hawick

I found this on another site but thought it crosses over to our community.

Many mobile phones including the I-Phone and an increasing number of digital cameras have Geo-Tagging facilities. This technology adds the location of where the picture was taken to the picture file. Anyone with the correct software, including freely available Google Picasa / Google Earth can, with a couple of clicks, view the exact location where the picture was taken.

It is possible for anyone using Google / Earth to fly to the location where the picture was taken and look down on the roof of the property. One click and you are in “street mode” standing outside the front door of the property concerned.

Things that can be done –

On your phone or camera you can switch off the Geo-Tagging option.

If you have existing pictures you can use a suitable program such as Exif Tag Remover Or Google’s Picasa to remove the offending data.

Again, using something like Picasa / Google Earth, change the coordinates of the picture to those of the Mayor’s house.

What ever you do, do not stop sending the pictures - we all enjoy them.

Please be careful.

Leicestertwo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There go all the secret dogging spots then

Actually it can be a useful functionality, but I turn off gps as a rule to save battery life

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

DON'T PANIC!

The EXIF data gets automatically stripped from images loaded up to here (and all the major Social Media sites)

No one can find anything out about your pics, other than the size and the day they downloaded it to their own device, which isn't going to help a lot!

Just another internet scaremongering hoax, although this one did have some basis in truth a number of years ago.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Also of it were possible that post just gave people all the information they need to do it

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"Also of it were possible that post just gave people all the information they need to do it "

Nice house

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

32 Maple leaf crescent

Sorry .....couldn't resist

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"Also of it were possible that post just gave people all the information they need to do it

Nice house "

What do you think of the new curtains in the back bedroom?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They'll have a wasted journey from some of mine then as they were taken at a meet up North

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Like superman ? I want superman to fly over my house

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"32 Maple leaf crescent

Sorry .....couldn't resist "

On my way, I like fresh ground Yirgacheffe coffee, strong with milk and a Danish pastry

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"Also of it were possible that post just gave people all the information they need to do it

Nice house

What do you think of the new curtains in the back bedroom?"

Nice colour, although they seem to have a slight soiling on one side.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Think about this, the police would be able to pinpoint the location of child porn images etc.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"Also of it were possible that post just gave people all the information they need to do it

Nice house

What do you think of the new curtains in the back bedroom?

Nice colour, although they seem to have a slight soiling on one side. "

Yea the last gentleman we entertained left in a bit of a hurry and couldn't find the tissues

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you recently had some work done on the back passage?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Right im of to take a naughty pic in one of the fake bedrooms in ikea and then wait for the stalker to turn up and see the look on his face when he realises he is in ikea lol

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Flickr stores that information, but I'm more embarrassed because it also shows what phone I have

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"Have you recently had some work done on the back passage? "

Yes, a tradesman left something in it and it had to be removed, involving a little redecoration

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By *rnortholtMan
over a year ago

Waveney Valley

Everytime I've tried this I've wound up looking at a Travelodge on street view!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some programs can identify which room the picture is taken, or so.the report mentioned on tv the other day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why can't people do some research before scaremongering.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why can't people do some research before scaremongering."

Because the sort of people that scaremonger aren't the sort of people to question what they are being told

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"Some programs can identify which room the picture is taken, or so.the report mentioned on tv the other day."

I must make a note to tidy up in future

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Meanwhile, on Facebook, millions of people post pictures and details of the minutia of their lives without a care in the world.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"DON'T PANIC!

The EXIF data gets automatically stripped from images loaded up to here (and all the major Social Media sites)

No one can find anything out about your pics, other than the size and the day they downloaded it to their own device, which isn't going to help a lot!

Just another internet scaremongering hoax, although this one did have some basis in truth a number of years ago."

Thank you for that information. Please can you advise us if you are a Fabswingers representative who can gurantee Fab removes this data?

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"DON'T PANIC!

The EXIF data gets automatically stripped from images loaded up to here (and all the major Social Media sites)

No one can find anything out about your pics, other than the size and the day they downloaded it to their own device, which isn't going to help a lot!

Just another internet scaremongering hoax, although this one did have some basis in truth a number of years ago.

Thank you for that information. Please can you advise us if you are a Fabswingers representative who can gurantee Fab removes this data? "

No but I'm perfectly capable of uploading one of my own images that I know has the exif data intact, then downloading it and loading itinto Photoshop to discover, guess what, no exit data...happy now?

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By *otTheReal01Man
over a year ago

London

Step one: use a camera to take photos, not your phone.

Problem solved.

(unless you care about people knowing that you're only using the default 18-35mm lens your camera came with. )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"DON'T PANIC!

The EXIF data gets automatically stripped from images loaded up to here (and all the major Social Media sites)

No one can find anything out about your pics, other than the size and the day they downloaded it to their own device, which isn't going to help a lot!

Just another internet scaremongering hoax, although this one did have some basis in truth a number of years ago.

Thank you for that information. Please can you advise us if you are a Fabswingers representative who can gurantee Fab removes this data?

No but I'm perfectly capable of uploading one of my own images that I know has the exif data intact, then downloading it and loading itinto Photoshop to discover, guess what, no exit data...happy now?"

I was not doubting your IT capabilities just simply asking if you are a Fabswingers Administrator making an official statement. You are not.

So you know this to be true because you have not been able to do it. OK. Thank you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"DON'T PANIC!

The EXIF data gets automatically stripped from images loaded up to here (and all the major Social Media sites)

No one can find anything out about your pics, other than the size and the day they downloaded it to their own device, which isn't going to help a lot!

Just another internet scaremongering hoax, although this one did have some basis in truth a number of years ago.

Thank you for that information. Please can you advise us if you are a Fabswingers representative who can gurantee Fab removes this data?

No but I'm perfectly capable of uploading one of my own images that I know has the exif data intact, then downloading it and loading itinto Photoshop to discover, guess what, no exit data...happy now?

I was not doubting your IT capabilities just simply asking if you are a Fabswingers Administrator making an official statement. You are not.

So you know this to be true because you have not been able to do it. OK. Thank you. "

In fairness I know which I believe

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia

Think the OP was being genuine in their concern and sharing of this info ... Be it correct or not was deff food for thought in all we take for granted on the net! Gotta be a possitive thing right?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" Think the OP was being genuine in their concern and sharing of this info ... Be it correct or not was deff food for thought in all we take for granted on the net! Gotta be a possitive thing right?! "

I agree. I would however like to see a formal statement from Fab about it although I know the Forum IT elite seem happy the EXIF data is stripped out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" Think the OP was being genuine in their concern and sharing of this info ... Be it correct or not was deff food for thought in all we take for granted on the net! Gotta be a possitive thing right?! "

Why do people believe that the internet is a safe place?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hello, I'm the Princess of Nigeria, and have I ever got an offer for you....

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By *atasha_DavidCouple
over a year ago

Slough

I wouldn't worry about the fab admins knowing where we live and play compared to the spooks at GCHQ who will be monitoring such obviously weird people as are on here and would be able to see the EXIF data. I mean one of them was found dead in a holdall.

Hang on a minute there's loud banging coming from my front door, and the really loud sound of a helicopter overh...........

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


" Think the OP was being genuine in their concern and sharing of this info ... Be it correct or not was deff food for thought in all we take for granted on the net! Gotta be a possitive thing right?!

I agree. I would however like to see a formal statement from Fab about it although I know the Forum IT elite seem happy the EXIF data is stripped out. "

How much proof do you need? To be honest I doubt if Admin even knew they were stripping the exif data, as whatever the software they bought off the shelf to handle image uploading is probably doing it!

You carry on with your naive conspiracy theory if you wish though, I'll just carry on being one of the Forum IT Elite and continue to do my own research, rather than have it spoon fed to me.

I'm happy the exif data is being stripped out because it, err, is.

Try the experiment yourself, it's loads of fun.

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia


" Think the OP was being genuine in their concern and sharing of this info ... Be it correct or not was deff food for thought in all we take for granted on the net! Gotta be a possitive thing right?!

Why do people believe that the internet is a safe place? "
scary isn't it! And the personal info many share too! Makes me cringe at times

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Step one: use a camera to take photos, not your phone.

Problem solved.

(unless you care about people knowing that you're only using the default 18-35mm lens your camera came with. )"

Not true, a real camera will a) Store far more exif and tiff data than a phone and b) my £150 Point and Shoot and £3000 DSLR's all have GPS built in.

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