#Geotagging
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byjp.me
JP
@byjp.me
Hey #atproto folks, has anyone put thought into safe geotagging of posts?

I have a half-baked idea of using H3 hexagons as context tags for posts (“this event” is tight, “this city break” is wide) but the biggest problem is always helping people understand the risks of sharing realtime location.
October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM Everybody can reply
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noneedforgreed.bsky.social
Dan W
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@robinbike.bsky.social I was tempted to say something about geotagging what could be deep fake.

ICE would benefit though.
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM Everybody can reply
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lizziemayagitate.bsky.social
Lizzie May Agitate 🐀
@lizziemayagitate.bsky.social
Fear in this case meaning both fear of state violence and/or fear of it not being “enough” or not doing it “right.”

The options here are not limited to total perfect anonymity vs geotagging yourself with your name and contact info, or ‘immediately fix everything’ vs ‘do nothing.’
October 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM Everybody can reply
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blackcat716.bsky.social
blackcat716.bsky.social
@blackcat716.bsky.social
Twitter is lining up geotagging accounts by country of origin.

Loads of Russian bots are gonna be exposed, which means he's gonna likely walk it back.
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM Everybody can reply
dfeldman.org
Seven Years in Quebec
@dfeldman.org
More experiments with geotagging posts to make location feeds. Here are the most common named locations in BlueSky posts over a 2 week period
US America Russia Ukraine Israel U.S. AI Gaza UK Portland Chicago Poland the United States Utah Europe Canada DC California China n't New York London Texas Oregon Washington Japan Minnesota Qatar USA Florida Colorado Palestine Germany Ukrainian Brazil Virginia France Michigan Seattle Georgia Britain LA 427 LA 409 Earth 406 Moscow 387 NYC 380 Argentina 364 Boston 364 Dallas 347 New York City 316 Australia 312 Arizona 308 BB 308 Italy 304 Illinois 298 america 292 Spain 279 russia 271 Los Angeles 267 England 255 Paris 252 Ohio 251 Hollywood 248 Venezuela 248 Ireland 247 Denmark 244 Kinda 241 Netflix 238 New Jersey 235 Toronto 233 D.C. 204 Gaza City 202 Lauren 198 Iran 197 Scotland 196 Hungary 193 Denver 192 Atlanta 192 Mexico 191 Doha 190 Saudi Arabia 188 Eagles 185 San Francisco 183 kinda
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM Everybody can reply
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sciencefrog.bsky.social
Science Toad.. Steven Miller is a nazi
@sciencefrog.bsky.social
Document all MAGAT counter-protesters thoroughly: capture clear images of faces and license plates, and include identifiable background elements (e.g., signage, landmarks) to establish location and time. Ensure geotagging is enabled in your camera settings.
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM Everybody can reply
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d4vitron.bsky.social
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i wish the inventor of exif data and geotagging a very hot day in hell
October 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM Everybody can reply
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Md Alauddin
@seosmmexpert.bsky.social
Stop guessing—start geotagging! Photos are silent ranking signals. Google uses geo-coordinates to boost local relevance. Untagged photos hurt; geotags lift rankings, reinforce NAP/location pages, and prove you're local. Smart Local SEO! DM me #LocalSEO #Geotagging #SEOtips
October 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM Everybody can reply
nightswan.be
n1ghtswan
@nightswan.be
Here’s how it looks like. It’s basically a gallery app similar to what you’re used to. Supports albums, timelines, geotagging and can even recognise faces, pets, objects and landscapes!
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM Everybody can reply
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twipped.twipped.social.ap.brid.gy
Jocelynephiliac :reclaimer:
@twipped.twipped.social.ap.brid.gy
Apparently TikTok is now preventing people from geotagging videos in Portland and is suppressing any search content for Portland. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AYcxRJ/
October 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM Everybody can reply
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marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
marc
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GeoTag version 5.6 is available for download. See https://www.snafu.org/GeoTag/ for version details and the download link. The app should also be available in the Mac App Store within a day or two.

#photography #geotagging
GeoTag: A macOS Application to tag photo locations
GeoTag Description and Download info
www.snafu.org
October 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM Everybody can reply
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hncompanion.com
Hacker News Companion
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Users are actively requesting features like better external tool integration, smart geotagging, and more flexible storage structures. Immich is often compared with solutions like Nextcloud, digiKam, and CaptureOne for specific photo management needs. #PhotoManagement 4/5
October 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM Everybody can reply
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whitneyringwald.bsky.social
Whitney Ringwald
@whitneyringwald.bsky.social
Geotagging is so rad.
jamanetworkopen.com JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 19d
Daily #cigarette #smokers reported greater cravings and smoked more cigarettes on days when their smartphone-logged tobacco retail exposure was higher than usual. ja.ma/3IQm8fG
Three graphs show the relationship between tobacco retail exposure and craving, and cigarettes smoked. Graph A: 'Craving' shows craving score vs exposure; B: 'Last-hour cigarettes' and C: 'Last-hour cigarettes with 2-h lag'.
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM Everybody can reply
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wootnik.bsky.social
wootnik
@wootnik.bsky.social
It's not the same. I want a DSLR with geotagging support one day.
October 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM Everybody can reply
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whispersofgaia.bsky.social
StarSeed: Wanderer
@whispersofgaia.bsky.social
ANYONE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA ESPECIALLY INSTAGRAM START GEOTAG GAZA AND YOU'LL SEE THE DESTRUCTION THEN START GEOTAGGING AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CITIES. I gotta go beat some sense into Ukraine and Russia for being fools and fighting the wrong war. #Gaza #SaveTheChildren
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM Everybody can reply
schlicksbier.com
Erik Schlicksbier
@schlicksbier.com
'Das Spiel von Licht und Dunkel in der Natur' - überall schön zu sehen, aber gerade auch in #Schottland ...

Das sind so die Fälle, wo man sich schon 2014 Geotagging auf der DSLR gewünscht hätte.

#FotoVorschlag #Landschaft #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #scotland #fotografie
Dunkle Wolken über einem schottischen See, umgeben von bewaldeten Hügeln und grünen Wiesen, mit Lichtflecken auf den Hügeln
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM Everybody can reply
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cemastro.bsky.social
el vasito 🥤
@cemastro.bsky.social
Ah, y deshabilitar el geotagging de la cámara del celu. Fue lo primero que hicimos con las cámaras de las infancias acá 🥲
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM Everybody can reply
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bucksarchives.bsky.social
Buckinghamshire Archives
@bucksarchives.bsky.social
We're increasing the capacity of our current geotagging project to take on new volunteers!

Help us to refine our collection by adding geographic data to historic photos, completed entirely remotely at your own pace.

Interested? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
A black and white photo of a computer lab with the following text added: 'Remote Volunteering New opportunities now available in our geotagging project'.
September 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM Everybody can reply
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whispersofgaia.bsky.social
StarSeed: Wanderer
@whispersofgaia.bsky.social
This is why we need to HELP. ANYONE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA START GEOTAGGING TO SPREAD NEWS TO BYPASS THE MEDIA BLACKOUT 🙏🫡✊ I'm also trying to pressure Saudi Arabia into opening Mekkahs gates for ALL OF HUMANITY. They have the power to help millions not just MUSLIMS #Gaza #freepalestine
September 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM Everybody can reply
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jonsam1961b.bsky.social
JonSam
@jonsam1961b.bsky.social
Reminder - Your Photos / Your Location Could Be Tracked

Protect your privacy and turn geotagging off your smartphone photos

blog.credo.com/2022/04/28/p...

#Security
#Safety
#Photos
#Videos
#SocialMedia
Protect your privacy and turn geotagging off your smartphone photos
Did you know that when you take a photo with your smartphone and send it to someone, you are also sharing your exact location, too — all without your knowledge? Yes, it's true, and it's called "geotag...
blog.credo.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM Everybody can reply
drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team
Kay THEE Abortion Doula, PhD.
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clancyny.bsky.social
Eileen Clancy 🧿
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Andrew Kolvet is exec producer, The Charlie Kirk Show
"Our partners that do sort of geotagging, with devices, they told us that they tracked over 277,000 devices in the vicinity of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona."
source URL: x.com/AndrewKolvet... AK: "Last edited 8:42 PM · Sep 22, 2025"
September 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM Everybody can reply
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aaronc.cc
Aaron Christiansen
@aaronc.cc
I don’t know how long this has existed, but I’ve never spotted it before… Apple Photos smooshing together geotagging and event listings to give concert photos an artist tag - which you can search by! - is such a damn clever feature
A screenshot of Apple Photos on iOS showing “Magdalena Bay Concert” as a tag
September 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM Everybody can reply
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sewzinski.bsky.social
Sewzinski
@sewzinski.bsky.social
I think trends made them curious, but also a drive for personal autonomy over public approval could be part of it. Unattainable beauty standards, mass overconsumption, geotagging, oversharing have not helped previous generations.
September 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM Everybody can reply
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