Now's a good time for a glimpse of my mountain post-fire damage. Two fires, actually: the upper left is still recovering from December, and the rest is from recent burning. (Screencapped the original photo, for those getting all antsy about Alfred, but if you find me, and visit, give me 4 hours notice to bake something nice!)
does screencapping help confuse geolocation, then?
A lot of photos carry extra information in the metadata. That can definitely make geolocation easier for many search algorithms!
yes, i know and keep mine OFF, but J indicated that none of that data was necessary, just the photo, so i was wondering whether somehow screencapping further hid the location.
it would be handy.
At some point it really won't matter, because the sheer volume of data online to match location will always leap ahead of defenses.
For maximal safety, a good full scrub of personal data is probably best.
I don't ever share photos of *other* people's homes, but I have enough to worry about simply from local stalkers not to be as worried about abstract threats.
(Unless they want to come over for tea! Then I need baking preferences in advance!)
yes, i know, but i thought J indicated that the metadata was unnecessary. just the photo is sufficient?
have i misunderstood and become paranoid needlessly 😱🤣🤣🤣
he is a clever one, although i just saw one that he apparently missed by a lot, so...
Paranoia's healthy!
I don't risk other people, but I definitely care a little less about myself. That might change, but we're all just adapting as best we can to the delicate push-pull of living online well.
I still advocate (hypocritically) greater vigilance for others!
@holon42 you are correct J did state that no metadata is used it's just based on the picture
@holon42 Alfred uses only the pixels apparently 🤣
He's a clever bahstahd!
https://youtu.be/PPvRsLWlDXw