As part of its response to the public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission has been leaning on Europe’s telcos to share aggregate location data on their users. ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on November 30 with a new report into when Apple users will ...

When you capture photos, your current location is automatically tagged in your photos. You can view this information by opening the properties of your photos. This information is helpful in some cases ...

One benefit of physical photos and analog photography is how little personal information it contains. Maybe the date it was developed gets printed on the back, but that’s it. Today’s digital and smart ...

For those that don't know, certain photos actually contain metadata which can be used to track where a certain photo was taken. There is, however, a new way of hiding the users' metadata location from ...

Facebook has a data addiction—it can’t help itself. The social media giant’s entire business model is built around collecting, processing and then monetizing our personal information. Facebook ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Privacy in smartphones is always a big deal amongst consumers ...

Security researchers say at-home exercise giant Peloton and its closest rival Echelon were not stripping user-uploaded profile photos of their metadata, in some cases exposing users’ real-world ...

TEXTING people photos snapped on your iPhone carries a big risk unless you have THESE settings changed. That’s because your iPhone pictures contain hidden information that may share where you live, ...

Sometimes metadata is intentionally removed to protect exposure of sensitive details including names, comments, and revision ...