How to avoid getting doxxed from your own phone camera photos (EXIF Data)

[afroheadluke]

There have been people posting photos unaware that the location where the photo was taken (often their home, school, gym, etc.) is stored in the image’s metadata. 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 always 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”

Tutorial:

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”
5. Choose “No location”

Tutorial:

Photo with location:

Photo with no location:

Save them and see for yourself. Feel free to privately message me if you have any questions.

 

[NotAMogger]

Also use an EXIF removal tool

 

[afroheadluke]

Also use an EXIF removal tool

wait i just tried one and it still didn’t remove the location

 

[Histy]

Helpful thread
mirin

 

[Doesitmatter?]

 

[Swarthy Knight]

Is this also an android issue, or only for iPhone?

 

[Fridx]

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

 

[2ndAscension]

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

 

[Fridx]

I always see that location thingy shitt

 

[afroheadluke]

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.

 

[afroheadluke]

@TechnoBoss can this thread be pinned? it can save people

 

[Swarthy Knight]

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

 

[afroheadluke]

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.

 

[afroheadluke]

bump

 

[SouthAfricancel]

Shit doesn't matter if you live in a 3rd world country cause ain't shit they can do

 

[afroheadluke]

Shit doesn't matter if you live in a 3rd world country cause ain't shit they can do

the majority of us don’t and it would still matter

 

[satangoy]

Is this also an android issue, or only for iPhone?

depends what android phone u have but most newer models do the exact same

 

[Deleted member 77427]

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

 

[afroheadluke]

bro might have gotten doxxed a few times if i didnt use this method

i’m glad to be of help

 

[afroheadluke]

bump

 

[NotAMogger]

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.

 

[afroheadluke]

b

 

[afroheadluke]

important

 

[afroheadluke]

must know

 

[Rc3jtree]

.

 

[rares54]

Too lazy to do that

jfl at the nigger w the motivation to come to the slums of sweden good luck lil bro

 

[Fridx]

Sticky imo

 

[Deleted member 279298]

i fucking highlighted this like 5 times a while ago and now this niggers getting attention for it broootallll

@Ghost Philosophy

 

[Rc3jtree]

.

 

[rares54]

what does this thread have to do with sweden?

i live in swede

iqlet

 

[Rc3jtree]

.

 

[rares54]

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

 

[afroheadluke]

what about hidden metadata in photos

Don’t worry, I won’t let that happen. You can relax on that.

 

[afroheadluke]

i fucking highlighted this like 5 times a while ago and now this niggers getting attention for it broootallll

@Ghost Philosophy

good

 

[Centurion Hunter]

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

 

[LTNUser]

Well im going to need to remove a post in the future

Did you get unbanned today?

 

[afroheadluke]

great help

 

[160cmcurry]

thx bhai

 

[afroheadluke]

Must know.

 

[Deleted member 418414]

You can also save the selfie on your own computer, copy it into an image editor, copy that and then post, I think that removes EXIF data too.

 

[afroheadluke]

You can also save the selfie on your own computer, copy it into an image editor, copy that and then post, I think that removes EXIF data too.

yeah like picsart

 

[BatemanNigga]

I just doxxed u

 

[afroheadluke]

mandatory

 

[Buddyboyo2]

Bro did allat just to dox luke

 

[afroheadluke]

Bro did allat just to dox luke

This is Luke

 

[Buddyboyo2]

This is Luke

Joking, but why did u dox yourself

 

[foidannihilator1488]

its insane that people still don't know about metadata

 

[afroheadluke]

serious

 

[afroheadluke]

High-priority bump

 

[zulc]

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

real niggas dont care ab getting doxxed but good thread