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·
    2 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.