BEWARE! Bike photos with Smart Phones

[Scotty]

There's a useful thread over on Trackday Riders on the subject of photographing your bike at home using a smart phone, and then posting the image on-line.

Unless the Location facility on the phone is turned off, it uses GPS data to embed the precise location of the photograph in the file so villanous types can simply grab the on-line image and use googlemaps to find out exactly where this nice shiny bike lives, and maybe they'll pay you a visit in the middle of the night with a van and relieve you of your pride and joy... :'(

Best thing to do is turn off Location services, or go through the steps listed in the TDR thread prior to posting, or just use a regular camera to take the photo in the first place.

[Snowy]

There's a useful thread over on Trackday Riders on the subject of photographing your bike at home using a smart phone, and then posting the image on-line.

Unless the Location facility on the phone is turned off, it uses GPS data to embed the precise location of the photograph in the file so villanous types can simply grab the on-line image and use googlemaps to find out exactly where this nice shiny bike lives, and maybe they'll pay you a visit in the middle of the night with a van and relieve you of your pride and joy... :'(

Best thing to do is turn off Location services, or go through the steps listed in the TDR thread prior to posting, or just use a regular camera to take the photo in the first place.

Phone's have camera's? When did that happen then? ;D ;D

[Nelly]

Good heads up Scotty. [smiley=thumbup.gif]

[Jon_W]

T'is true, I checked. Am trying to see if the loation is kept when it is posted on photobucket.

Cheers for the heads up Scotty.

[DC]

Well spotted that man !!! 8-)

[Swanny]

No thanks to smart phones

[Geordie Stu]

Consider it done [smiley=thumbup.gif]

[Dan505]

another similiar one is people who check in on FB to places i.e their home and their cover photo is off the bike, google image search for most bikes will bring back a couple of FB hits, good warning tho Scotty [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Swanny]

iPhone

the must have tracking device

[Swanny]

another similiar one is people who check in on FB to places i.e their home and their cover photo is off the bike, google image search for most bikes will bring back a couple of FB hits, good warning tho Scotty [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

And on FB they tell everyone when they are going on holiday ;D