Really interesting. I am glad I know about people tracking where you are through your images. Next time I take a picture to post online I will make sure I have the gps on my phone turned off. The whole story is kind of creepy.

It is interesting though all of this oversharing on Facebook and Twitter. With so many people doing it, the statistics that people have access to. It's changed advertising. Or look at something like Google Trends. People allow their searches to be sent to Google and all of that information is compiled to show interesting trends.

In terms of privacy though, most people I've talked to have gotten more upset about their phone number being published on Facebook than anything. And I remind them that we used to have magical books called phone books with everyone's address and phone number in them.

Smartphone applications can transmit confidential payment information such as credit card details without the user’s knowledge or consent.
Financial applications for smartphones can be infected with specialized malware designed to steal credit card numbers and online banking credentials.
Failing to properly log off from a social network app could allow an imposter to post malicious details or change personal settings without their knowledge.

Other smartphone security dangers include geo-tracking based on location data embedded onto image files; the transmission of confidential payment information without the user’s knowledge or consent; and unauthorized (and often unnoticed) premium-service orders on the monthly bill.

So... Be aware!

This is why I don't let my kids have a smart phone. Too many unknown risks.

Hi All, thanks for sharing all this info.
Smartphone is SMART so we, human being need be more SMART when using it

Smartphone need to get more secure so things like this wont happen.

well its nice to see that i'm right in the fact that those that complain about fox news are those that don't watch it.
and are talking out of their backside when they say fox news isn't news, suggest you stop talking to michael moore and his friends and watch fox news you will be surprised as to how much crap that the michael moores and others like him are spreading. and you will see one of the largest libral hosts on the air is at fox news. geraldo. he's so libral i turn the channel when he comes on.
so they are fair and balanced as they have both people that you will like and people that i will like, i just don't understand why others don't like to hear the truth and must be fed that libral spoon full of lies they spread.

Somebody who still thinks that FOX News is a news station, and not a sitcom/informercial for the GOP? That is truly newsworthy!

yep there's always someone that don't have common sense.

and thanks i see i misspelled theives and the spell check did not catch it.

RC
I'm glad some people don't use common sense. It lessens the chance of me getting ripped off.
We need a certain percentage of careless people to keep the thieves busy.

Aluminum Head

yep the source was said its fox news the real news not the talk shows. but it should be on fox news dot com in the
fox report site that sheppard smith does.

i can't remember the web site the guy that found the info has but he should be listed there too.

as said they did it on the news and he did locate and find her through her phones gps number.

i think this story was done because of what is going on with facebook and twitter, and they wanted
to get this info out so it could be stopped.

A photo is personal in the first place, thus it should be shared with care in the first place. That Geotagging is added doesn't really matter as you shouldn't share with the whole world anyway. After all in many cases the photo itself will reveal your location. And it's no worst than posting your on vacation as then the thieves will also know you're gone. Nothing has changed people just need to learn to know what to post to whom.

PS. any source for that information?

you guys making jokes about this i bet you didn't read it all.

but i'll cut it to the chase for you.

the phone puts its gps marker on the photo code.
the phone number for the phone is posted in the code that is used
to upload that photo.

the codes are able to be seen by any one that knows how to look at codes.

thiefs are getting smarter and know how to look at the codes now. and use
this to find your house and make sure your not there by using your phones gps
number and looking for it on google view site.

if your not home they go and rob you.
if you are home they keep checking until your not home then they go and rob you.


its not a matter of sharing personel stuff its a matter of it being shared without you knowing it.

only way to stop it is turn off the gps or stop posting items with your smart phone.

Guest wrote:I also heard that if you wrap your head in aluminum foil while on your cellphone they can't locate you.

Thanks for the tip!

And how many times haven't we heard that we shouldn't share everything with everybody on Facebook? Gazillions of times.