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AI6YR Ben<p>I don't have time to go geolocate this right at the second, but I bet someone might recognize this postcard (1940's) -- labeled "Unidentified Californian Hillside"</p><p>Looks like an estate/mansion/castle, consistent with Lockwod Valley/Frazier Park/Gorman/Lake Hughes/Leona Valley/Acton (perhaps farther South), IMHO. </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Vibracobra23/114876204897878064" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.vivaldi.net/@Vibracobra</span><span class="invisible">23/114876204897878064</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sbourne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sbourne</span></a></span> Hey, look, those building on the left still exists! <br> It looks like the two buildings in the middle, however (which were built over the river?) may have been removed. I suspect they were using the river to power machinery for the factory. </p><p> 42.589250, -72.309531</p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/OrangeMass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeMass</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
skry<p>Strava’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> causes yet another national security incident this week as bodyguards in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a> map their run performances for the world to admire.</p><p>This problem has happened before, with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PerverseIncentives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerverseIncentives</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamification</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> permutations that violate the least-surprise <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ux</span></a> principle. Here’s how to turn these privacy leaks off: <a href="https://lifehacker.com/health/stravas-heatmap-privacy-problem" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lifehacker.com/health/stravas-</span><span class="invisible">heatmap-privacy-problem</span></a> </p><p>Heatmaps cause problems<br><a href="https://www.bicycling.com/news/a44150917/report-strava-heatmap-privacy-loophole/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bicycling.com/news/a44150917/r</span><span class="invisible">eport-strava-heatmap-privacy-loophole/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@slashdot/114830114766299781" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.cloud/@slashdot/11483</span><span class="invisible">0114766299781</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>Surveillance Used by a Drug Cartel</p><p>Once you build a surveillance system, you can’t control who will use it:<br>A hacker working for the Sinaloa drug cartel was able to obtai... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/surveillance-used-by-a-drug-cartel.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/surveillance-used-by-a-drug-cartel.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/drugtrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugtrade</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/reports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reports</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a></p>
Andrew Zonenberg<p>Taken just a few minutes ago. Where?</p><p>CW guesses or answers. Be as precise as possible.</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/osint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osint</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CatchMeIfYouCan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchMeIfYouCan</span></a></p>
David Megginson<p>This CBC article (a free ad for a company trying to make location information closed and proprietary) contains exactly one useful bit of information, in a quote from a U Waterloo prof:</p><blockquote><p>"I'm also wondering why the 911 operator couldn't have just pinged their phone and then relayed the [latitude and longitude] to police?" he also said in an email to CBC News.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WhatThreeWords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatThreeWords</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/geodata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geodata</span></a></p>
rexi<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-got-abortion-so-texas-cop-used-83000-cameras-track-her-down?utm_source=jun18effector" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-</span><span class="invisible">got-abortion-so-texas-cop-used-83000-cameras-track-her-down?utm_source=jun18effector</span></a></p><p>post- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dobbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dobbs</span></a> legal landscape…opened the door for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawenforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawenforcement</span></a> to exploit virtually any form of data—license plates, phone records, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> data—to pursue individuals across state lines…more than 1,800 agencies have deployed ALPRs, but at least 4,000 agencies are able to run searches through some agencies in Flock's network…share the data freely with other agencies across the country, with little oversight, restriction, or even standards for accessing data.</p>
Eat This Podcast<p>I guess this is what happens when Google Maps uses adjacent tiles taken at very different times of the year, although I cannot say I have ever noticed it before.</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a></p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>When AI Can Geolocate a Photo, Is There Any Hope for Vacation Privacy? <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/06/12/when-ai-can-geolocate-a-photo-is-there-any-hope-for-vacation-privacy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/06/12/when-</span><span class="invisible">ai-can-geolocate-a-photo-is-there-any-hope-for-vacation-privacy/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/geolocate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocate</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/chatgpt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatgpt</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/openai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openai</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/vox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vox</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/o3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>o3</span></a></p>
C-rich<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@marioostolaza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>marioostolaza</span></a></span></p><p>Nobody even tried? </p><p>This is a super easy geolocation. (Look at the unique architecture and the storefront advertising.)</p><p>You were at....</p><p>&gt;Barcelona's Passeig de Gracia.</p><p>41.3912420, 2.1654850</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OSINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSINT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fun</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a></p>
Fiete Stegers<p>Yes, this is an actual <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FridayQuiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FridayQuiz</span></a>!</p><p>Can you provide the exact <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a>?</p><p>🗣️ Reply to all to collaborate<br>✉️ Reply just to me with an answer<br>📄 Back up your answer with proof<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/osint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quiztime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quiztime</span></a></p>
Jeroen SZ 🦣<p>Have <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> Finally Mastered <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/Geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geolocation</span></a>? | <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/bellingcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bellingcat</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2025/06/06/have-llms-finally-mastered-geolocation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bellingcat.com/resources/how-t</span><span class="invisible">os/2025/06/06/have-llms-finally-mastered-geolocation/</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>Bellingcat tested LLMs for Geolocation.<br><a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2025/06/06/have-llms-finally-mastered-geolocation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bellingcat.com/resources/how-t</span><span class="invisible">os/2025/06/06/have-llms-finally-mastered-geolocation/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bellingcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingcat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@cvvhrn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cvvhrn</span></a></span> Somewhere around 56.619482,-4.9308398 Helpfully labeled "Skyfall scene" in the Google Maps. Looks like the bikepacking route is about one loch over. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>Location Tracking App for Foreigners in Moscow</p><p>Russia is proposing a rule that all foreigners in Moscow install a tracking app on their phones.<br>&lt;p... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/location-tracking-app-for-foreigners-in-moscow.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/05/location-tracking-app-for-foreigners-in-moscow.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>
Fiete Stegers<p>We will be hosting a workshop on AI support for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nr25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nr25</span></a> - from using prompts as a sparring partner to analyze images or write Overpass queries to tools like Earth Kit and Geospy. Any suggestions what needs to be included?</p><p><a href="https://nr25.sched.com/event/1z0Q0/advanced-geolocation-systematische-recherche-und-ai-hilfe?iframe=yes&amp;w=100%&amp;sidebar=yes&amp;bg=no" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nr25.sched.com/event/1z0Q0/adv</span><span class="invisible">anced-geolocation-systematische-recherche-und-ai-hilfe?iframe=yes&amp;w=100%&amp;sidebar=yes&amp;bg=no</span></a></p>
TXRattler<p>Still finding my footing in this space.</p><p>Been working through high-difficulty geolocation challenges solo — learning a lot, failing a lot, tracking until something clicks.</p><p>Not sure who else works like this — patient, slow, detail-first.</p><p>If you're out there, I’d value knowing. Even just to follow along.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OSINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSINT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CTF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CTF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Fieldwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fieldwork</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenSourceIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceIntelligence</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> to enforce location <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> app on all <a href="https://mas.to/tags/foreigners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foreigners</span></a> in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Moscow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moscow</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> government has introduced a new law that makes installing a tracking app mandatory for all foreign nationals in the Moscow region.</p><p>"The adopted mechanism will allow, using modern technologies, to strengthen control in the field of migration and will also contribute to reducing the number of violations and crimes in this area," stated Volodin.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/russia-to-enforce-location-tracking-app-on-all-foreigners-in-moscow/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/gove</span><span class="invisible">rnment/russia-to-enforce-location-tracking-app-on-all-foreigners-in-moscow/</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Wikieup, Arizona. Population, 135. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>More clues! <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/geolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geolocation</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/puzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzle</span></a></p>
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