Web App Shows Where Instagram Pics Were Taken

[Bocefish]

An invitation for stalkers? New web app uses Google Street View to show exactly where Instagram pictures were taken.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... z2Gw7nlsuE

 

[Jupiter551]

wow why is that info even tracked, anyway fuck instagram btw, delete anything on there - they signed a deal that companies etc can use your photos to promote products. Basically you can be a commercial without knowing it or making any money.

 

[dougk3454]

wow why is that info even tracked, anyway fuck instagram btw, delete anything on there - they signed a deal that companies etc can use your photos to promote products. Basically you can be a commercial without knowing it or making any money.

They changed the TOS for the advertising section back to the 2010 version so they are not 'currently' planning on allowing use/selling of your photos. Instagram chief Kevin Systrom has explicitly stated (after the change) that "Instagram has no intention of selling your photos."

However, this will probably change in the near future as they are Facebook owned and need to find some way to monetize their usage.

Doug

 

[SoTxBob]

Isn't this related to the Geo-tagging that has made so much buzz last few months here? IDK, [because I'm old school and dont carry a "has-everythingbutatoilet-on-it" phone on my hip], why its necessary for any location info at all to be linked to pictures you take. If you took it, presumably you weren't blackout drunk and will remember where it was anyway.

 

[Anonymous]

I've heard people talking about instagrams, and I've never bothered reading up on it to learn what it really is. So it's really just taking pictures on your cell phone? Yeah, I'm not really a fan of the camera phone pics thing...lol. Occasionally I'll use my phone to snap a picture of OTHER people/items (but not pics of myself), but I like to do my picture taking on my Logitech HD cam.

But I'm glad you posted this so that other instagram users know what they're dealing with.

 

[16_bit]

Isn't this related to the Geo-tagging that has made so much buzz last few months here?

Basically. A lot of people don't realise their phone (and camera, it's becoming more popular with those) will add location data to their pictures. I remember i came across a forum with a thread using the exif data to find the rough area photos were taken, of course it turned into a 'find where girls lived' thread.

why its necessary for any location info at all to be linked to pictures you take.

For the general population, it's not necessary at all. I can understand when it comes down to science or geography research and projects as they can add the exact location of something but i'm never going to need the GPS co-ordinates for any pictures i take and most people won't.

 

[Mirra]

I've heard people talking about instagrams, and I've never bothered reading up on it to learn what it really is. So it's really just taking pictures on your cell phone?

Basically. It has filters to give it a certain look and then posts it to their servers so they can be viewed via their Apps and website.

As for tracking a location via these pictures, this is nothing new. This service is just integrated with Instagram to make it easy. I always turn Geotagging of pictures off on my phones... because I know to look for it and do so. Exif data has a LOT of information you probably never knew you were sharing with people. Even if you used a device that doesn't utilize geotagging, a surprisingly high amount of information is stored in Exif data and some of it is pretty cool without being quite so creepy. Jeffrey's Exif Viewer is the site I always use to double check my pictures before I host/send them somewhere to make sure they don't have exif data I don't want getting out there.

 

[Shaun__]

I went to the site and tried it out, and it is way too boring for me to use. You can only use it to search for hash tagged photos, and it shows you one at a time really slowly, most recent first. If someone had a mental problem they might be willing to spend days watching that waiting to see if any model they know pops up. Of course someone else may create a better version of that site next week now that they know it is possible.

 

[Jupiter551]

wow why is that info even tracked, anyway fuck instagram btw, delete anything on there - they signed a deal that companies etc can use your photos to promote products. Basically you can be a commercial without knowing it or making any money.

They changed the TOS for the advertising section back to the 2010 version so they are not 'currently' planning on allowing use/selling of your photos. Instagram chief Kevin Systrom has explicitly stated (after the change) that "Instagram has no intention of selling your photos."

However, this will probably change in the near future as they are Facebook owned and need to find some way to monetize their usage.

Doug

Yeah there was a huge outcry over it, which is probably why they changed it back. There is little doubt that they're looking for ways to make a buck though.