BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes - SV650.org

05-07-12, 01:55 PM

I saw this elsewhere and thought I'd better share this. Haven't tried it, I'll leave it to you take this onboard, ignore or dispute it.

Basically, if you use a smartphone, the picture will have GPS location data embedded, the time you took the photo and the type of smartphone used!!! All a Pikey thief needs to do is open a website (removed as pikey scumbags might read this)

Right click the bike's photo, copy the URL onto the webpage and Bish Bash Bosh - he has the Lat/Long GPS data for your house. It even loads a google satellite image.

The bloke who gave me the steer had two bikes stolen and could not work out how they got his address. He eventually found out this information and realised he had taken the photo outside his garage with a smartphone.

So beware everyone. The scumbags are smarter that they used to be.

05-07-12, 02:03 PM

Is that not only if you have GeoTagging enabled?

_Stretchie_ · 05-07-12, 02:05 PM

I can only speak from my experience but on all my HTC's over the last 5ish years that has been an option that you enable/disable from within the camera options.

Hope that helps. But good post anyway mate

** EDIT **

beat me to it

05-07-12, 02:06 PM

I dont think thats right in all instances (can't get mine to do it), if in doubt upload to a site like photobucket before linking.

05-07-12, 02:06 PM

cheers for this ha was about to upload pictures sat outside my house, prefer not to now :L

05-07-12, 02:11 PM

On the iphone, settings, location services, camera - set to off!
If it is on, then the lat/long data is stored in the exif, so (I may be wrong) even if uploaded elsewhere the data may still be there.

05-07-12, 02:15 PM

It's the exif of the file. All modern smartphones have this. Best bet is to upload to a 3rd party.

MisterTommyH · 05-07-12, 02:17 PM

Not just smartphones either.

A lot of compacts also include GPS data in the exif file.

Sir Trev · 06-07-12, 07:15 AM

Just checked my Galaxy Ace and the default setting for the GPS option is OFF. Hoorah.

andrewsmith · 06-07-12, 07:56 AM

As a note to anyone still like me an using a Symbian OS phone (Nokia and older Samsungs) this setting is in:

Camera> Options> Settings> Show GPS info

05-07-12, 01:55 PM	#1
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes I saw this elsewhere and thought I'd better share this. Haven't tried it, I'll leave it to you take this onboard, ignore or dispute it. Basically, if you use a smartphone, the picture will have GPS location data embedded, the time you took the photo and the type of smartphone used!!! All a Pikey thief needs to do is open a website (removed as pikey scumbags might read this) Right click the bike's photo, copy the URL onto the webpage and Bish Bash Bosh - he has the Lat/Long GPS data for your house. It even loads a google satellite image. The bloke who gave me the steer had two bikes stolen and could not work out how they got his address. He eventually found out this information and realised he had taken the photo outside his garage with a smartphone. So beware everyone. The scumbags are smarter that they used to be.

05-07-12, 02:03 PM	#2
The Guru Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes Is that not only if you have GeoTagging enabled?

05-07-12, 02:05 PM	#3
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes I can only speak from my experience but on all my HTC's over the last 5ish years that has been an option that you enable/disable from within the camera options. Hope that helps. But good post anyway mate EDIT beat me to it __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left Last edited by _Stretchie_; 05-07-12 at 02:19 PM.

05-07-12, 02:06 PM	#4
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes I dont think thats right in all instances (can't get mine to do it), if in doubt upload to a site like photobucket before linking.

05-07-12, 02:06 PM	#5
granty92 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes cheers for this ha was about to upload pictures sat outside my house, prefer not to now :L

05-07-12, 02:11 PM	#6
m15terroboto Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes On the iphone, settings, location services, camera - set to off! If it is on, then the lat/long data is stored in the exif, so (I may be wrong) even if uploaded elsewhere the data may still be there.

05-07-12, 02:15 PM	#7
Elliott Guest Posts: n/a	It's the exif of the file. All modern smartphones have this. Best bet is to upload to a 3rd party.

05-07-12, 02:17 PM	#8
MisterTommyH Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Mids Posts: 854	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes Not just smartphones either. A lot of compacts also include GPS data in the exif file.

06-07-12, 07:15 AM	#9
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,479	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes Just checked my Galaxy Ace and the default setting for the GPS option is OFF. Hoorah. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

06-07-12, 07:56 AM	#10
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: BEWARE...Posting Smartphone Photos of Bikes As a note to anyone still like me an using a Symbian OS phone (Nokia and older Samsungs) this setting is in: Camera> Options> Settings> Show GPS info __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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