Title :
Psst...Your Location Is Showing!: Metadata in digital photos and posts could be revealing more than you realize
Author :
Albrecht, K. ; McIntyre, L.
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but someone can also pinpoint your X and Y coordinates on a map-even if you´d prefer otherwise. Just ask Internet security mogul John McAfee, creator of the famous McAfee Virus Scan software. His story illustrates how data embedded in digital photographs can lead to big trouble.
Keywords :
computer viruses; graphical user interfaces; meta data; McAfee Virus Scan software; X coordinate; Y coordinate; digital photographs; embedded data; metadata; user posts; Computer security; Digital photography; Embedded systems; Object recognition; Photography; Privacy;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCE.2014.2360059
