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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: muigoo on August 31, 2014, 11:10:40 AM

Title: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
Post by: muigoo on August 31, 2014, 11:10:40 AM
Check this article in the New York Times website about the dangers of hidden GPS info in photos you take - What the Internet Can See From Your Cat Pictures (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/upshot/what-the-internet-can-see-from-your-cat-pictures.html).

In a nutshell, if you take photos of your cat with a smart-phone that has geo-tagging turned on and post them online, strangers can learn where you live by looking at the hidden GPS info in the photos. You can turn off geo-tagging (http://icanstalku.com/how.php), or remove GPS info from photos (http://www.digitalconfidence.com/downloads.html) before you post them online.


Title: Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
Post by: hollycat on August 31, 2014, 20:32:42 PM
It's a sign of the times we live in that our every move is monitored,  CCTV, phone calls texts etc. It is a good idea to torn off gps tagging on your phone if you post pics online as you never know how that info could be used by the criminal fraternity
Title: Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 31, 2014, 20:54:59 PM
Whats a smart phone!
Title: Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
Post by: hollycat on August 31, 2014, 20:58:01 PM
Whats a smart phone!
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A mobile phone that you can access the intrnet on as  I am now,take pictures with watch tv do your shopping banking etc
Title: Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 31, 2014, 21:22:24 PM
I was being sarcastic!

I dont use a mobile more than once a year maybe. Certainly dont have a flash phone although apparently my cheapo pay as you go can do this stuff.....................urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Title: Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
Post by: hollycat on August 31, 2014, 21:24:39 PM
I was being sarcastic!

I dont use a mobile more than once a year maybe. Certainly dont have a flash phone although apparently my cheapo pay as you go can do this stuff.....................urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

How dumb am I  ;D I could have been condesending.
Title: Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on September 01, 2014, 11:22:55 AM
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: