In normal usage, the Photos app uses that location data to display a map of where you took all your photos.įacebook extracts your photos’ location data in a particularly sneaky way, stripping it out between when you upload the photo and when it’s published on Facebook.
It does this by snagging the EXIF data embedded in any photo you take with your iPhone, which includes location, date and time, and camera settings. Zak Doffman, writing for Forbes, discovered that Facebook extracts location data from any photos you upload. Facebook can’t track your location anymore, right? Well, not quite. Also, be sure to set Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Facebook to Never to keep Facebook from tracking your location.
If that’s you, first make certain you’ve turned off Allow Apps to Request to Track in Settings > Privacy > Tracking (see “ Apple Releases iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, macOS 11.3, watchOS 7.4, and tvOS 14.5,” 26 April 2021).
FACEBOOK PHOTO PRIVACY SETTINGS 2021 HOW TO
How to Keep Facebook from Snooping on Your Photos’ LocationsĮven many people who are troubled by Facebook’s privacy abuses feel they can’t avoid using Facebook’s iPhone app to stay in touch with their family, friends, and communities.
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