That selfie your teen just posted? It may have shared your home address too.

That selfie your teen just posted? It may have shared your home address too.

Most people don’t realize this:

Photos taken on smartphones often include embedded location data (EXIF). That means anyone who downloads the photo can see exactly where it was taken — sometimes down to the street address.

For teens and children, that’s a serious privacy risk.

From a Snap sent at school to a beach day Instagram post, those geotags can reveal a pattern — where they live, hang out, go to school, and more.

Here’s how to protect them (and yourself):

iPhone: How to stop sharing photo location

1️⃣ Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services

2️⃣ Tap Camera

3️⃣ Set to Never or Ask Next Time

To remove location before sharing a photo:

1️⃣ Open the Photos app and select your ima

2️⃣ Tap the i (info) icon

3️⃣ Tap Adjust next to the map > Select No Location

Android: How to stop saving location info

1️⃣ Open the Camera app

2️⃣ Tap Settings (gear icon)

3️⃣Toggle Location tags or Save locationOFF

To remove it from a photo already taken:

1️⃣ Open the Google Photos app

2️⃣ Select the photo

3️⃣ Swipe up > Tap the edit pencil next to location > Choose Remove location

This is a simple setting change that can make a world of difference.

Privacy isn’t automatic — it’s intentional.

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