According to Professor Craig Valli, Director of the Security Research Institute at Edith Cowan University, Perth(Australia) people need to be mindful of what information they’re sharing in the background of images and other files uploaded to the internet.
The massive increase in the use of mobile devices to access the internet has led to a massive increase in personal information being uploaded to the internet in the form of metadata.
What is Metadata?
Metadata is information embedded in photos, videos and files which includes camera settings, personal information and, critically, the exact location of the user when a photo or file is created or uploaded.
That information can be the online equivalent walking outside and posting a ‘No one’s home’ sign on the front lawn.
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