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US spy lab hopes to geotag every outdoor photo on social media
IARPA (Home) has an app that can locate where the pic was taken by terrain, sky and other features visible in the app.
Yes, many devices include GPS data in a photo, but some people turn that off or remove the data (I almost always have GPS turned off in my phone as it sucks battery power), but this app does not need that data.
Why is this an issue?
Well think of this as another way that the gov. can track your whereabouts and habits, especially when you are out shooting, or maybe you did something else there and you took a pic and you thought it was safe to post it, but did not necessarily want the gov. to know where you did that thing (e.g., where you go hunting or camping).
IARPA (Home) has an app that can locate where the pic was taken by terrain, sky and other features visible in the app.
Yes, many devices include GPS data in a photo, but some people turn that off or remove the data (I almost always have GPS turned off in my phone as it sucks battery power), but this app does not need that data.
Why is this an issue?
Well think of this as another way that the gov. can track your whereabouts and habits, especially when you are out shooting, or maybe you did something else there and you took a pic and you thought it was safe to post it, but did not necessarily want the gov. to know where you did that thing (e.g., where you go hunting or camping).