Alan is a technology author based in Nova Scotia, Canada. A computer enthusiast since his youth, Alan stays current on what is new and what is next. With over 30 years of experience in computer, video ...

Did you know smartphone photos contain GPS coordinates of the exact place they were taken? Digital photos contain information called metadata that can be viewed on whatever device the photo is saved ...

Google's John Mueller said in a video hangout a day or so ago that Google doesn't use the GeoCoordinates, GPS coordinates in your schema or structured data for search purposes. At the 38:20 mark into ...

Susan writes in with a privacy concern. She texted a photo to an acquaintance, and was disturbed when that person was able to know her home address. I have location turned on for my photos, which ...

No audio available for this content. In my last column in July, I shared the situation with U.S. federal lands in Alaska being surveyed with GNSS and subdivided by coordinates, instead of subdivided ...