If you’re like most travelers, you can’t resist posting photos of yourself in different destinations every time you take a trip.
When you post a photo from your phone on social media there is a good chance there’s data within the image that can easily be accessed by criminals to determine where it was taken.
Then they know within a few clicks if your home is empty.
Try and resist that temptation for instant gratification, and wait until you return home to post all those pictures.
Now if you simply can’t wait, then find the setting on your smartphone or camera to disable something called EXIF data.
Also be careful about checking into certain websites, because you’re using location services.
That gives anyone who might have access to your social media an approximate location of where you are at any given time.
Unless you want the entire world to know exactly where you are, wait until you get home to post those photos.
For more information about travel safety, check out:
- What You Should Know About Personal Safety in Hotels
- State Department Advisories & Terrorism: Things to Keep in Mind
- Maintaining Your Safety When You’re at a Hotel
Keep reading for more travel tips.
