Marie Nicole 7
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Q: removing a photo's location data before sharing

I was looking in "Places" in the Photos app today and noticed a couple pics popped up on the other side of the country. They are pictures that I saved to my iPhone from a friends' blog. I can zoom in and see the location of their home. It's a little creepy that I can see this data for a photo that's not mine. How do you know when location data is going with a photo when you post it or share it? Email? Website? FB? Instagram?

Posted on Oct 10, 2016 10:08 PM

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Marie Nicole 7

Q: removing a photo's location data before sharing

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  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Oct 10, 2016 10:22 PM in response to Marie Nicole 7
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    Oct 10, 2016 10:22 PM in response to Marie Nicole 7

    That totally depends on undisclosed information - do your photos have location included in Photos?  what version of the OS and  of Photos do you have and exactly how are you sharing? - depending on exactly what you have and what you are doing the location may or may not be included

     

    LN

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Oct 11, 2016 2:29 AM in response to Marie Nicole 7
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    Oct 11, 2016 2:29 AM in response to Marie Nicole 7

    In Photos for Mac the location data will be removed for photos in Shared albums, if you disable "Metadata: Include location information for published items" in the Photos > Preferences > General.Screen Shot 2016-10-11 at 11.07.46 GMT.jpg