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sil3ntmac on Dec 3, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Vice.com Reveals John McAfee's Location In iPhone ...

Perhaps his goal was to bring attention to the EXIF issue. Not enough people realize that their location is transparently embedded in the photos they take. This should be an opt-in feature that the user has to work for to enable. It should never be an option that I might accept by hitting "OK" to many times.

jlgreco on Dec 4, 2012 | [–]

Seems like an odd crusade to go on. Worthy certainly, but I would be surprised if he were taking the time to go on such crusades at a time like this.

My guess is he just fucked up. Paranoid != Smart/careful.

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