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Do you post photos? You should know about GEOTAGGING (OPSEC issue)
Most smart phones and some digital cameras embed a 10 digit geolocation code into photos. When you post these to social media, Strangers can use your photos to locate you and discover your patterns (where you live, work, shop, take kids to school, etc., and the times/days you can be expected at those locations).
Without disabling the feature, if a loved one posts a pic while deployed, missions can be compromised.
I will try to attach a brief, but the file size may be too big [It was, sorry*]. It's from the ARMY, but I couldn't find an equivalent at the Navy's site.
The army also posted the following articles, which aren't as comprehensive:
http://www.army.mil/article/51268/
http://www.army.mil/article/51643/
[*You can contact the army's Online and Social Media Division and request a copy of the "Geotags and Location-Based Social Networking: Applications, OPSEC and protecting unit safety"brief by emailing:
ocpa.osmd@us.army.mil
info from the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs @ Pentagon]
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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How ironic...I was just thinking about this the other day. I have it shut off on my phone. This might be good as a BLOG too...just trying to think of "where" lots of folks would find it.
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Permalink Reply by zStratMom on
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According to the brief, you'll need to read your camera manual and look for GPS functions, then turn them off.
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OTHER issues, per the brief: using Location-based social networking on your phone, such as:
- Foursquare
- Facebook places
- gowalla
- scvngr
You may get "points" from retailers for posting from their site, for example. But the info becomes more than just something you've just shared with your friends.
Here's a couple more links with info / online articles:
http://bit.ly/bJqYmm (about half way down this lengthy article the author experiments by observing a woman taking a photo, then going to flikr and finding a post for the location / time, then using her photo stream to find her home!)
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Permalink Reply by DarcieR (Ship 11 Div 62) on
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Thanks, just went through my camera and my phone :)
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Luckily on my digi camera I'd have to of spent $150 extra if I had wanted the gps feature.. and I did not.. was worried for a bit there. - Comes as an upgrade for mine I guess.. Glad it wasn't included
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