Background audio can reveal where a video was recorded
cybernews.com
100 meters may be close enough for this background audio privacy risk, as aircraft sounds can help locate videos. See what the evidence shows

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/54070272

When uploading a real recording, there is a good chance your location & therefore possibly your identity can be revealed from the footage itself.

  1. You can triangulate low volume background sounds such as air planes: https://cybernews.com/privacy/aircraft-doppler-audio-geolocation-privacy/

  2. You can check the position of the sun/moon/stars, shadows, weather…: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2020/12/03/using-the-sun-and-the-shadows-for-geolocation/

If Streamers & Journalists CAN do it, government agencies ARE doing it.

If you need privacy be aware of this when recording / editing friends <3

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    20 hours ago

    We need user friendly video scrubbing software to remove or at least identify tracking risks as the tools to find them are going to keep getting better.