social-privacy

Even if you don’t add a caption with your location, the photos you take with a smartphone contain GPS metadata that’s embedded in the file

📌 Tip 20 of 72 🏷️ social-privacy 👶 Ages 3–5

Even if you don’t add a caption with your location, the photos you take with a smartphone contain GPS metadata that’s embedded in the file.

This data isn’t visible when you look at the photo, but it’s there — and platforms don’t always strip it.

Turn off location services for your camera app in your phone’s privacy settings.

This protects you without changing how you take or share photos.

💬 Talk to your kid about this

Ask your child: "Who can see your social media posts right now? Let’s check the privacy settings together."

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