What smartphones can do behind you?

BANGALORE, INDIA: Snap a photo of a sunset with your iPhone and you can upload it to Twitter with a few clicks. But your smartphone might be transmitting more than a pretty photograph.  It could be collecting and storing data about your real-time location — and then broadcasting that information when you upload photos onto the Internet.

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What is Geotagging?

Geotagging refers to the practice of adding location information — like GPS coordinates — to different types of media, such as photos.  The location information is embedded in a way that may not be visible to the naked eye.   There are several ways to make geotags visible, including browser plug-ins and software programs that can reveal the location information embedded in photos, videos and other types of media.

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