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.
You can triangulate low volume background sounds such as air planes: https://cybernews.com/privacy/aircraft-doppler-audio-geolocation-privacy/
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
Guess it’s wise to mix random airplanes from other feeds and birds from other countries into the background
And thunderstorms
This can also be combined with the sound of the grid, or mains power, to figure out a general location and an exact time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0elNU0iOMY
