how to avoid getting doxxed from your own iphone camera photo. (EXIF Data)

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i’ve seen people posting selfies asking for ratings unaware that the location where the photo was taken (often their home, school, or elsewhere) is stored in the photo’s exif data so here’s how to easily disable that feature



how the dox part works in action:


(now obviously i just manually added a location to a random photo of me but that could easily be you with your real location)


STEPS:
option 1: turn off location for future photos
  1. open settings
  2. go to privacy & security
  3. tap on location services
  4. scroll to camera
  5. select never

here’s a simple video i made showcasing how to do exactly that




option 2: remove location from photos you already took
  1. open the photos app
  2. tap a photo
  3. tap the ⓘ (info) button or swipe up
  4. tap adjust location
  5. choose remove location




Photo with location:
IMG 0652


Photo with no location:
IMG 0653


save them and see for yourself

let me know if you have any questions
 
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Also use an EXIF removal tool
 
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Helpful thread
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Is this also an android issue, or only for iPhone?
 
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i’ve seen people posting selfies asking for ratings unaware that the location where the photo was taken (often their home, school, or elsewhere) is stored in the photo’s exif data so here’s how to easily disable that feature



how the dox part works in action:

View attachment 4570034
(now obviously i just manually added a location to a random photo of me but that could easily be you with your real location)


STEPS:
option 1: turn off location for future photos
  1. open settings
  2. go to privacy & security
  3. tap on location services
  4. scroll to camera
  5. select never

here’s a simple video i made showcasing how to do exactly that
View attachment 4570001



option 2: remove location from photos you already took
  1. open the photos app
  2. tap a photo
  3. tap the ⓘ (info) button or swipe up
  4. tap adjust location
  5. choose remove location
View attachment 4570065



Photo with location: View attachment 4570070

Photo with no location: View attachment 4570072

save them and see for yourself

let me know if you have any questions
Wait this is true
 
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Is this also an android issue, or only for iPhone?
Generally Android phones also save the location, check a picture in your photos app and see if there's a location tagged to it
 
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I always see that location thingy shitt
 
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Is this also an android issue, or only for iPhone?
for android it’s called location tags and from what i’ve seen online shows that this is how you disable it
  • Open Camera
  • Go to Settings
  • Turn off Location tags / Geo tags / Save location
I don’t have an android to confirm this on. If you do, you can make sure and report back.
 
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@TechnoBoss can this thread be pinned? it can save people
 
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for android it’s called location tags and from what i’ve seen online shows that this is how you disable it
  • Open Camera
  • Go to Settings
  • Turn off Location tags / Geo tags / Save location
I don’t have an android to confirm this on. If you do, you can make sure and report back.
Just tried that, seems to work. Thanks for the tip

But I think another easy way around it is just to take screenshots of the selfie/live pic you took? When I click those images, I don't see any location attached to it
 
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Just tried that, seems to work. Thanks for the tip

But I think another easy way around it is just to take screenshots of the selfie/live pic you took? When I click those images, I don't see any location attached to it
no problem
yes screenshotting the photo does remove the original photo’s gps/location and camera info


the screenshot won’t have any location data in its exif metadata. no more worries about it.
 
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bump
 
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Shit doesn't matter if you live in a 3rd world country cause ain't shit they can do
 
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i’ve seen people posting selfies asking for ratings unaware that the location where the photo was taken (often their home, school, or elsewhere) is stored in the photo’s exif data so here’s how to easily disable that feature



how the dox part works in action:

View attachment 4570034
(now obviously i just manually added a location to a random photo of me but that could easily be you with your real location)


STEPS:
option 1: turn off location for future photos
  1. open settings
  2. go to privacy & security
  3. tap on location services
  4. scroll to camera
  5. select never

here’s a simple video i made showcasing how to do exactly that
View attachment 4570001



option 2: remove location from photos you already took
  1. open the photos app
  2. tap a photo
  3. tap the ⓘ (info) button or swipe up
  4. tap adjust location
  5. choose remove location
View attachment 4570065



Photo with location: View attachment 4570070

Photo with no location: View attachment 4570072

save them and see for yourself

let me know if you have any questions
bro might have gotten doxxed a few times if i didnt use this method :lul::lul:
 
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wait i just tried one and it still didn’t remove the location
It’s mainly for removing your device’s info. You shouldn’t have locations enabled in the first place. Although I thought that Xenforo automatically removes locations for you.
 
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important
 
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must know
 
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Too lazy to do that

jfl at the nigger w the motivation to come to the slums of sweden good luck lil bro
 
Sticky imo
 
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i fucking highlighted this like 5 times a while ago and now this niggers getting attention for it broootallll

@Ghost Philosophy
 
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self-doxxing in a “how not to get doxxed on the internet”
but okay dude, i’m the low iq one here
yea thats why i said goodluck coming here

i live in the most criminal area nhigger
 
i fucking highlighted this like 5 times a while ago and now this niggers getting attention for it broootallll

@Ghost Philosophy
good
 
i’ve seen people posting selfies asking for ratings unaware that the location where the photo was taken (often their home, school, or elsewhere) is stored in the photo’s exif data so here’s how to easily disable that feature



how the dox part works in action:

View attachment 4570034
(now obviously i just manually added a location to a random photo of me but that could easily be you with your real location)


STEPS:
option 1: turn off location for future photos
  1. open settings
  2. go to privacy & security
  3. tap on location services
  4. scroll to camera
  5. select never

here’s a simple video i made showcasing how to do exactly that
View attachment 4570001



option 2: remove location from photos you already took
  1. open the photos app
  2. tap a photo
  3. tap the ⓘ (info) button or swipe up
  4. tap adjust location
  5. choose remove location
View attachment 4570065



Photo with location: View attachment 4570070

Photo with no location: View attachment 4570072

save them and see for yourself

let me know if you have any questions
Well im going to need to remove a post in the future
 
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