Geotagging poses significant security risks, particularly as an aspect of social media. Even the military is concerned that its soldiers, sailors or marines could inadvertently distribute sensitive information through geotagging. In fact, the U.S. military lost four AH-64 Apache helicopters because the enemy was able to use a geotagged image uploaded to the Internet to discern their location. The risk has become so real for the military that all branches have actually integrated it into their training for new and established personnel alike.What Is Geotagging?A geotag is metadata that exists within an image or other media. Geotagging is the process of inserting that metadata into the image, video, SMS message, QR code, RSS feed and so forth. A geotag includes at minimum latitude and longitude, but it can also consist of accuracy data, altitude, bearing, distance and even the names of places. Geotagging has many very fun and practical uses. If, for instance, an adventurer were to photo
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