[billethkid]

This will be an eye opener for many people but posting pictures can really put you at "risk".

Most young people are "tech" savvy to a point but they may not be aware of this feature -- if they were they wouldn't be posting pictures of themselves in compromising situations.

Before you share photos online, watch this video - YouTube

No need for paranoia just be aware of the potential.

[gomoho]

That is unbelievable - nothing, and I mean nothing is not available for anyone looking for information about you. Seems like it could be a great tool for law enforcement or PI's.

[lovsthosebigdogs]

I wish I could figure how to turn that off on my phone. I can't even find the settings they are talking about. That is very scary. Especially since I was once the victim of a stalker and I never want to relive THAT again. Jeez, will the criminal world ever stop being smarter than just regular people? I can't keep up.

[Bay Kid]

Nothing is private anymore.

[villagetinker]

This is not just limited to phones, many new cameras have this same type of info attached to the photos, especially, if the camera supports GPS, or a Bluetooth link to, you guessed it, your GPS enabled phone.......
I agree with previous posting, just be aware....and use common sense.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

Before you take any photos make sure all GPS settings are disabled. That should eliminate tracking on the photo.

[gustavo]

Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs

I wish I could figure how to turn that off on my phone. I can't even find the settings they are talking about. That is very scary. Especially since I was once the victim of a stalker and I never want to relive THAT again. Jeez, will the criminal world ever stop being smarter than just regular people? I can't keep up.

That feature is usually not enabled by default. In your camera settings look for a setting called geo tags or something variant of that. enable that if you want to document a trip with locations, disable it if you are showing pictures of places you don't want anyone to know where you've been.