If someone has access to the photos you took on their smartphone, they can easily scour the metadata to identify locations and discover where you live, work, or study.įortunately, Apple has made it easy to remove (or even spoof) your location from photos and videos you take on your iPhone, so that prying eyes can't see where you are.
And if you didn't know, that precise location feature extends to the photos and videos you take on your iPhone.Īny time you snap a photo or record a video with your iPhone, it creates information related to the file - including the creation date and your location - and then stores this metadata within your media.Īlthough metadata has useful and even essential purposes, it can become a privacy issue - especially when it comes to your location. Apps depend on accurate location tracking to function properly, like when you're getting directions in Google Maps or using Find My to locate your lost phone.
Your iPhone keeps track of your location, but it's usually for a good reason.
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