DocumentCode
1759689
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
Volume
4
Issue
1
fYear
2015
fDate
Jan. 2015
Firstpage
94
Lastpage
96
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2162-2248
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCE.2014.2360059
Filename
6985944
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