US spy lab hopes to geotag every outdoor photo on social media

  • 16 March 2018
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I wonder how long before the outcry about this starts.
 

"Finder" will geotag images by terrain, sky features.

 
Sean Gallagher - 3/16/2018
 
Imagine if someone could scan every image on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, then instantly determine where each was taken. The ability to combine this location data with information about who appears in those photos—and any social media contacts tied to them—would make it possible for government agencies to quickly track terrorist groups posting propaganda photos. (And, really, just about anyone else.)
 
That's precisely the goal of Finder, a research program of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA),the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's dedicated research organization.
 
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