How did a cropped photo still reveal where my workshop is?
TechnologyI cropped the street-facing window out of a photograph before emailing it to an online craft group. I wanted to show the workbench without turning my home into part of the conversation.
A member replied privately that the attachment's photo information included a map location. I checked the image in Photos on my iPhone and saw location information there too. I had been thinking only about what was visible in the picture.
I have asked the organiser to help remove the shared attachment, without claiming I can recall copies already downloaded. What should I change for the next photo? I enjoy having location information in my own photo library, so I would prefer a deliberate sharing choice to switching things off without understanding what I lose.
I knew how to hide the window. I had not thought to check what travelled with the file.