By
Gigabit Systems
May 27, 2025
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20 min read
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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