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How (and why) to disable Location Tagging in your phone’s camera app

Did you know every photo you take with your smartphone’s camera has the location where the photo was taken embedded in the photo’s EXIF data, by default?

This embedded location data can come in handy at times, but it can also pose a huge security risk.

For example, if you take a photo of your child playing on the playground in back of their school and then upload that photo to the Internet, anyone that happens to see that photo can look at the EXIF data and easily figure out which school your child attends.

And if you’re even a casual follower of the local and national news you know how dangerous that can be.

Luckily, it’s very easy to disable Location Tagging on your phone when you know you’ll be taking photos that really shouldn’t include it. Just follow the steps below for your particular phone.

If you have an iPhone:

1 – Tap the “gear” shaped Settings icon.

2 – Tap Privacy.

3 – Tap Location Services and toggle that setting to Off.

If you have an Android phone:

Note: The steps required to disable Location Services on an Android phone vary depending on the camera brand and the version of Android that’s running on it.

That said, the setting you need to change will be found on the phone’s Settings screen regardless of the phone’s brand or Android version. Just use the steps below as a general guide.

1 – Open your phone’s Camera app.

2 – Tap the “gear” shaped Settings icon (on some phones you might need to tap a “three-line” hamburger menu instead).

3 – Scroll down and toggle the “Save location” setting to Off (on some phones this setting might read Location Tagging).

That’s all there is to it. With Location Services (or Location Tagging) disabled your smartphone photos won’t include your photos’ location in their EXIF data.

And now, one final note…

Some major online services (Facebook, for example) automatically strip the location info from the photos you upload, but many don’t. I recommend that you plan accordingly when taking photos with your phone.

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