Why do smartphones embed location data in photos?

[SandyCat]

The redditors in ukraine who keep doxing their location in a warzone with GPS coordinate laced photos has got me doing some of that late night thunk provoking

What's the point behind photo GPS metadata enabled by default on a lot of phones? I wanna share cat pics here but I don't trust you niggers to not send me pizzas nor do I trust a meta data scrubber to do its job properly

Fuck you google let me post cat pics

 

[ToroidalBoat]

"Privacy" is "wrongthink"?

 

[Kendall Motor Oil]

Its nice to know where a picture was taken if you're on vacation or out somewhere. For example, if you are taking photos of an old family property and want to know which part of the property the waterfall/rock/landmark was taken. Same with hiking. You can show where a waterfall or cliff is on the trail. iirc, facebook used to use it.
This feature can be disabled easily on android and doesn't work if your GPS isn't active.

 

[Some JERK]

The innocuous answer is have you ever listened to two old people start a 45 minute argument over exactly where a photo was taken and when? The boomers that came up with geolocation tags in pictures definitely have.

The cynical answer is because they can and they know it's data that will be worth something somewhere to someone for some reason.

 

[Cup Noodle]

I've posted pics of my kids with their faces MS painted out that were sure to dox me according to the concern trolls. Number one is resize all pics. Even without geotagging resolution can narrow down the device you are using to take the pic. Number two is crop crop crop. If it doesn't need to be in the pic don't include it. Number three is right click properties-details-Remove properties and personal information-create a copy with all possible properties removed-ok. Only post the pic "Sandy Cat is a Child Raping Faggot (Copy).jpg" and you will be fine.

 

[SandyCat]

Number two is crop crop crop. If it doesn't need to be in the pic don't include it.

Green screen my cat?

 

[Joe Swanson]

Because you touch yourself at night

 

[Cup Noodle]

Green screen my cat?

Forget everything that I said before. Just give me your pussy and in return I'll handle all the tech shit that you can't understand. I hear you Furries are super freaks. Wouldn't mind finding out for myself.

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

cause it's easier than scribbling the address on the back of a polaroid

 

[libRT]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotagged_photograph#Uses

The reason why its default is so that facebook/instagram/google customer service don't have to continually explain to boomers how to enable geotagging. Also because those companies are data whores.

 

[Stoneheart]

why is this a problem for you? you dont have anything to hide, RIGHT?

 

[Shig O'nella]

The answer to any question starting "Why don't ..." is always money.
The answer to any question starting "Why do ... " is always glowies.

You didn't hear it from me, OK?