Smartphone pictures pose privacy risks

[me]

This is an actual news story and not a bunch of crap.  If you take pics with your cell please take the time to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/v/N2vARzvWxwY#at=208

[Henry Hawk]

Sounds like an easy fix though, people need to wise up if they are going to play on line.

[me]

That's for sure.

[Bo D]

What a load of crap! I'll leave it to you to find out why.

[me]

What a load of crap! I'll leave it to you to find out why.

Why, because I posted it? 

[me]

Well, I'm waiting on an answer Bo D.  Why is that post a bunch of crap?  Do you think that isn't possible?

[Bo D]

Well, I'm waiting on an answer Bo D.  Why is that post a bunch of crap?  Do you think that isn't possible?

The only risk is to idiots. Figure it out.

[me]

The only risk is to idiots. Figure it out.

What?????  All I see is a good tip for those who have no clue that so much info can be transmitted via a Smartphone.  There are a lot of people who get those and can barely do anything but take pictures let alone know about the settings on them.  I don't own one and have no intentions of getting one but I know people who do have them and take pictures constantly.  Most people wouldn't even think about something like that happening by taking a seemingly innocent picture. 

[Bo D]

What?????  All I see is a good tip for those who have no clue that so much info can be transmitted via a Smartphone.  There are a lot of people who get those and can barely do anything but take pictures let alone know about the settings on them.  I don't own one and have no intentions of getting one but I know people who do have them and take pictures constantly.  Most people wouldn't even think about something like that happening by taking a seemingly innocent picture.

Those same innocent people that open every damn viral email that comes in and swear that it's true because it was on the internets?

[me]

Those same innocent people that open every damn viral email that comes in and swear that it's true because it was on the internets?

Oh, so you're insinuating that everyone with half a brain knows a simple picture can transmit all that data?  There are people who know not to click certain links in emails or on FB but have no clue about the picture on Iphone thing.  That is a totally different thing and has nothing to do with all the information out there about viruses and such.  The average computer user would not necessarily know this.  Some people who have the phones don't even have a computer at home but they can take a picture and transmit it to someone else and they wouldn't have a clue.  What all this boils down to is you are calling me stupid for posting this any way you look at it.

[Bo D]

Oh, so you're insinuating that everyone with half a brain knows a simple picture can transmit all that data?  There are people who know not to click certain links in emails or on FB but have no clue about the picture on Iphone thing.  That is a totally different thing and has nothing to do with all the information out there about viruses and such.  The average computer user would not necessarily know this.  Some people who have the phones don't even have a computer at home but they can take a picture and transmit it to someone else and they wouldn't have a clue.  What all this boils down to is you are calling me stupid for posting this any way you look at it.

Stupid is as stupid does ....

[Sandy Eggo]

If the didn't know before, they know now. The news story/video has gone viral. That said, even the "not so innocent" people now know how to track people.

[me]

Stupid is as stupid does ....

So things like that shouldn't be passed around to let people know.....How generous of you Bo D.  I do hope you're not trying to say I'm wrong for passing the information on. 

If the didn't know before, they know now. The news story/video has gone viral. That said, even the "not so innocent" people now know how to track people.

And the people that see that will know how to head it off at the pass. 

[Bo D]

.....How generous of you Bo D. 

Hey! What can I say? I guess I enjoy helping point out people who are too f'in stupid to pay attention to all the warnings on the phone screen about location tracking when you set it up.

Some people shouldn't be allowed to use electronic devices.

[me]

Hey! What can I say? I guess I enjoy helping point out people who are too f'in stupid to pay attention to all the warnings on the phone screen about location tracking when you set it up.

Some people shouldn't be allowed to use electronic devices.

Does it specifically say you can be tracked by taking and transmitting pictures?