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If shadows caused by sunlight are visible on images, the exact time and date can be used to determine your approximate position on the planet. It is then possible to narrow down where the photo was taken.

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So pay attention to such details in your images. Also deactivate the stamping of time and date on your images. Also make sure that the date and time are not included in the metadata of the images or in the file name. You can use apps such as ImagePipe to delete metadata from your images before you publish them.

Particularly important for the following target groups:

  • Journalism, criticism of the regime and exile
  • Direct actions
  • Migration, flight and asylum
  • Stalking and women's shelters

Other categories

  • Behavior-based risks
  • Location monitoring
  • Dangers on the Internet
  • Rather simple

Sources and further links

  1. Chasing Shadows: Geolocate Images with Bellingcat's Shadow Finder Tool, bellingcat.com, (en), 2024-08-22
  2. Imagepipe auf F-Droid, f-droid.org, (en)
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