Share what you intend... and no more. Protect your privacy.
When you share your photos, you want to share your experiences. But often you're sharing a lot more.
Using ScramPhoto helps protect against:
- Stalkers, identity thieves and cyber criminals knowing too much about you.
- Large corporations tracking your private movements and habits.
- Strangers using your photos without your knowledge.
Using ScramPhoto helps protect against:
- Stalkers, identity thieves and cyber criminals knowing too much about you.
- Large corporations tracking your private movements and habits.
- Strangers using your photos without your knowledge.
Online photo sharing abuses are increasing daily...
- NBC News reports how photos reveal where your children go to school and play, and live.Read More
- FBI acknowledge problems with property theft and identity theft.Read More
- Paris Hilton inadvertently broadcasts her home address to the world via Twitter.Read More
- Professional photographer discovers 20 cases of copyright violation in 3 days.Read More
... ScramPhoto protects you in two easy steps
Safer Sharing Step 1: Scramble Photo Time And Location Data.
Stop sharing too much information.
The problem:
Photos contain extra information known as “EXIF metadata”.
This includes the date and time of the photo, the camera used, and the GPS location.
This reveals more about you than you think.
Using your photos, it's possible to construct a timeline of your movements, learning your habits, favorite places, daily routines and travel patterns. This information can be used against you in ways you can't predict.
Examples of photo metadata:
- Canon EOS 60D, f/1.6, 1/250 s. ISO-400
- 14 February 2014
- N55.759722°, E37.617777°
- 12:00 UTC−7
Our solution
Scramble the GPS location - Modern smartphones and digital cameras geo-tag by default.
- Before ScramPhoto: GPS location reveals the exact location your photo was taken.
- After ScramPhoto: GPS location is either removed,
or scrambled to a false location.
Scramble the date & time - Cameras tag your photos with the date and time.
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Before ScramPhoto: Exact date and time of photo.
23 April 2012
23 avril 2012
23 Abril 2012 -
After ScramPhoto: Removed, or replaced with false date and time:
01 January 2006
01 janvier 2006
01 Enero 2006
Remove the camera information.
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Before ScramPhoto: Camera Model: Nikon 1 AW1
Serial Number: 61000357
Lens: 1 Nikkor AW
11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 - After ScramPhoto: All camera information completely removed
Safer Sharing Step 2: Discourage And Prevent Unauthorized Use.
The problem:
Many photo sharing sites can legally use your images for profit. And anyone can illegally download your photo. The unauthorised use of your photos is a major problem.
Your personal, family and professional photos can be used in public arenas like banners and billboards, magazines and websites without your knowledge.
Our solution
Make your photos commercially unappealing in four ways:
Downsize and reduce photo quality
Looks good on screen, but becomes pixellated when enlarged.
Add watermarks to your photos
Adding a watermark makes your photos commercially worthless. It's the same technique used by stock photography sites to prevent piracy. Great for professional photographers.
Add a visible copyright or disclaimer messages
Adding a copyright or disclaimer message can both strengthen your legal rights by making your intention for the photo clear, and also make the image unsuitable for commercial exploitation.
Add an invisible copyright or disclaimer message
ScramPhoto can even add a copyright or disclaimer message of your choice, in the photo’s metadata itself. This provides you with clear proof of ownership without ever affecting the look or composition of your original photo.