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what personal information could an image contain? - kenny1999 - 09-27-2019
I know that an image could contain your GPS location. In addition to GPS location, what other
possible information that an image could contain which could identify an individual?
RE: what personal information could an image contain? - Ofnuts - 09-27-2019
(09-27-2019, 01:35 PM)kenny1999 Wrote: I know that an image could contain your GPS location. In addition to GPS location, what other
possible information that an image could contain which could identify an individual?
- The serial number of your camera (and your lens). For a camera this could be a bit hard to track, but for a smartphone, the constructor can certainly map the S/N to an IMEI, and the network operators can map the IMEI to a number and the number to a customer.
- Anything you have put in the "Artist", "Copyright", and "Owner name"
So this is camera-dependent, and the best way to tell is to take pics from your usual camera(s) and run them through and EXIF analyzer (ExifTool or else) and see for yourself.
RE: what personal information could an image contain? - rich2005 - 09-27-2019
Sometimes easier to use a utility such as XnViewMp https://www.xnview.com/en/xnviewmp/ to view what is in the image metadata.
screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/3TaWhgF.jpg
If required remove information as well. https://i.imgur.com/b4Vjc3d.jpg
other identification? This case a car number plate
RE: what personal information could an image contain? - denzjos - 09-27-2019
Interesting tool is ExifToolGui :
http://u88.n24.queensu.ca/~bogdan/