Leaky-by-design location services show outsourced security won't ever work • The Register
'Close that security hole on iOS 11 by going to Settings >> Privacy >> Location Services >> Camera. '
'Can’t someone simply wander through those images, stalking you via a breadcrumb trail of EXIF location data?', "We’re leaking location data everywhere, and it's time to fix it by design."
'On Android YMMV but try Settings >> Apps >> Camera >> App Permissions >> Location. '
'The reason is that most people have no idea that every photo they take with their phone embeds location data in the exchangeable image file format (EXIF) metadata that describes each snap. '
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0 u/derram 10 Oct 2017 19:25
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'Close that security hole on iOS 11 by going to Settings >> Privacy >> Location Services >> Camera. '
'Can’t someone simply wander through those images, stalking you via a breadcrumb trail of EXIF location data?', "We’re leaking location data everywhere, and it's time to fix it by design."
'On Android YMMV but try Settings >> Apps >> Camera >> App Permissions >> Location. '
'The reason is that most people have no idea that every photo they take with their phone embeds location data in the exchangeable image file format (EXIF) metadata that describes each snap. '
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