Thursday 31 October 2013

Why journalists need to learn about metadata



Why journalists need to learn about metadata

Data on our data is called "metadata." It's there every time we leave an electronic record behind. When we take a photo, it will have data about the camera, the time it was taken, and probably the name of who took it if geolocation and face detection are enabled on the device. So taking a picture now is much more than just a photo. It's telling information about yourself.

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