Geotagging

Geo tagging is feature on social media which tracks the exact GPS coordinates but adding geographical metadata where a digital activity took place. For instance once users take a picture with a mobile device, it is then embedded with a piece of data giving the exact location where the picture was taken. Geo tagging also serves as a checking in feature that publishes users presence at certain location. This feature benefits most celebrities or businesses in which they would like to host exclusive events or meet and greets. Some user like this feature because it save memories where special moments happened or find specific spots where a picture was take by searching the image on a search engine. But others users believe that it is a bad idea in that everything is being broadcasted and that lets threats know places aren't are and places users aren't. For instance if one shows off that they aren't home that allows time for thieves to invade users homes. Users should take precautions to turn off the feature and be aware whenever broadcasting anything on social media because they never know what can play against them.