tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post6306997058898651868..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Photos and Privacy: Should We Be Worried?Marianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-69120603918760762772011-09-28T01:37:38.086-04:002011-09-28T01:37:38.086-04:00The GPS is part of the 'Exif', not the met...The GPS is part of the 'Exif', not the metadata that includes tags, captions, copyrights, etc, sometimes known as IPTC. Different department.<br /><br />I've noticed there's an option in XnView when emailing a photo direct to delete the metadata. When using other software in other ways I try to remember to strip it out because I'm pretty obsessive about putting it into photos in the first place.<br /><br />If it's photos being shared between genealogy cousins that's fine. It's there for a reason. Uploading photos to a larger unidentified crowd identifying your exact location, maybe not so good.JLhttp://www.jgen.ws/jlog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-11252831143438007852011-09-27T19:32:18.048-04:002011-09-27T19:32:18.048-04:00Food for thought, thanks Marian.
I think I'l...Food for thought, thanks Marian. <br /><br />I think I'll just have to change my phone settings according to the situation I am in when using it for happy snaps.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-50301246316324159612011-09-27T16:01:12.670-04:002011-09-27T16:01:12.670-04:00Thanks for addressing this issue. I recently purch...Thanks for addressing this issue. I recently purchased an Android phone and have been wondering about location information possibly being in the metadata but hadn't delved into it yet.<br /><br />You can't be too careful these days. We need to really understand what we are and are not making public!Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-62711131672439596692011-09-27T14:37:38.331-04:002011-09-27T14:37:38.331-04:00A google search for "jpg file metadata",...A google search for "jpg file metadata", or something similar, will reveal a lot of information about file formats of tiff and jpeg files and metadata in these files. Here's a site that has a lot of info and a program (Windows PC) that can be used to strip metadata from your JPEG files. <br /><br />http://www.fieggen.com/software/jpgextra.htm<br /><br />I would keep a backup copy of the original of the file and strip the metadata when it is uploaded to the web.<br /><br />Dale GunnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-6068875079742208542011-09-27T13:26:44.305-04:002011-09-27T13:26:44.305-04:00Very interesting, Marion. Potential for great use ...Very interesting, Marion. Potential for great use and abuse here. The issue is not the technology, but how we use it. If we're on auto-pilot and not truly thinking we may share locations we ought not. Yet how wonderful to be able to share a photo that allows another to find a grave, a house, the best muffin in town. My motto is becoming "Deliberate" - really think about what I am sharing and who I am sharing with.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-50952120929324800292011-09-27T09:03:39.764-04:002011-09-27T09:03:39.764-04:00The GPS coordinates are embedded in the file. In B...The GPS coordinates are embedded in the file. In Bridge (at least in the version I'm using), it's in the GPS section of the metadata. It would be interesting to see which sites actually strip that out for the public version of the photo and which just don't display it. (Big difference in terms of privacy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com