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Offline Gill (sneakiefeline)

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Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2014, 11:22:55 AM »
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Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2014, 21:24:39 PM »
Quote from: 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

How dumb am I  ;D I could have been condesending.
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Offline Gill (sneakiefeline)

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Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
« Reply #5 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
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Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2014, 20:58:01 PM »
Quote from: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 31, 2014, 20:54:59 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
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Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2014, 20:54:59 PM »
Whats a smart phone!
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Re: Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
« Reply #2 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
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Post photos of your cat online? Beware of hidden GPS info!
« Reply #1 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.

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, or remove GPS info from photos before you post them online.


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