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Re:Detect.location: Access iOS location data without actuall... by sib on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @06:30PM (#15352929)
Given that many social networking apps show you the location in which the photo was taken as an option for geotagging posts, it's clear that the data is there.

I'll grant that users may not make the leap to thinking of building a full-on historical profile without being prompted in that direction...

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Re:Detect.location: Access iOS location data without actuall... by Ntrails on Thursday September 28, 2017 @09:52AM (#15357100)
> Given that many social networking apps show you the location in which the photo was taken as an option for geotagging posts, it's clear that the data is there.

I had literally no idea. None. Probably because I don't upload photos to social networking sites from my phone. So I'd be pretty shocked that Whatsapp could plot my movements despite not having access to location data...

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Re:Detect.location: Access iOS location data without actuall... by jamiethompson on Thursday September 28, 2017 @04:07AM (#15355563)
And I think most users would be aware of this yes. But should they be expected to understand that this location data is different to the other location data and isn't secured at all by the "share your location" permission?
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