Why it is riskier to upload a picture you do not want people to see because of artificial intelligence
Any file you store on a server, any message you send, or any information you upload to the internet could end up in the wrong hands.
On paper, the platforms and services we use ought to be secure, dependable, and employ strong encryption. There is never complete protection, though, and dangers will always exist. And that risk increases further when artificial intelligence is taken into account. Consequently, there is an even higher risk when you post a picture online that you do not want people to see where it was taken.
For this, artificial intelligence can be employed. It can be used by anybody to develop increasingly complex attacks, more sophisticated hacking tools, and make certain personal data more accessible. It also allows us to geolocate the pictures we take.
Consider a picture you took somewhere and chose to share online or on social media without citing the location. It is possible that they did not want you to know anything about that place, that you went there, or something else entirely. You could have done that by now, unless the location was very clear.
How does AI change? You can quickly find the location of a photo, view satellite maps, Street View images, and more by creating a query and running multiple searches, just like you can do to solve a problem.
With the use of this technology, anybody could use artificial intelligence to pinpoint the precise location of a photo you posted to Facebook or Instagram, for instance. I could pinpoint the precise location, be it a city, a park, or any other place.
They might also be able to find out more about you with this information. They will be aware that you may reside in that area, that you have been to a particular place, etc. Hackers can use this to launch more focused attacks with the goal of stealing your passwords and other private information.
To put it briefly, it is challenging to post a picture online or on social media these days without letting people know where it was taken. It can no longer be easy to keep this "secret" because of artificial intelligence tools that enable us to obtain this information. Additionally, over time, increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence tools will be developed.