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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 843" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/when-why-not-to-use-geotagging-overtourism-security/" target="_blank"><strong>When not to geotag while traveling - National Geographic</strong></a></p><p></p><p><em>From overtourism to poaching, here are some downsides to using your phone's location services.</em></p><p></p><p>When traveling, you might tag your latest whereabouts in an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> story, post an airport check-in via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/natgeo/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/NatGeo" target="_blank">tweet</a> about culinary adventures in a new restaurant. The reason you can post your location is a useful feature called geotagging, which adds your GPS-location metadata to a video, photo, and other media content. It’s one of several convenient ways people document their travel.</p><p> </p><p>But like with most technology, geotagging comes with trade-offs, too. Consider these scenarios the next time you wonder whether to refrain from tagging.</p><p> </p><p><em>Geotagging can fuel overtourism</em></p><p> </p><p>For tourist spots in travel guides or burgeoning areas hoping to attract more visitors, a viral, geotagged post could drive foot traffic. But for places like <a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/31/18047386/geotagged-instagram-nature-harm" target="_blank">Horseshoe Bend</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/style/sunflower-selfie-canada-farm.html" target="_blank">Bogle Seeds Farm</a>, and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/nyregion/kaaterskill-falls-catskills-deaths-instagram.html" target="_blank">Kaaterskill Falls</a>, which don’t have the infrastructure to support thousands of visitors, geotagging is one of many factors that can skyrocket tourism to unmanageable levels and affect the local environment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 843, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/when-why-not-to-use-geotagging-overtourism-security/'][B]When not to geotag while traveling - National Geographic[/B][/URL] [I]From overtourism to poaching, here are some downsides to using your phone's location services.[/I] When traveling, you might tag your latest whereabouts in an [URL='https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/']Instagram[/URL] story, post an airport check-in via [URL='https://www.facebook.com/natgeo/']Facebook[/URL], or [URL='https://twitter.com/NatGeo']tweet[/URL] about culinary adventures in a new restaurant. The reason you can post your location is a useful feature called geotagging, which adds your GPS-location metadata to a video, photo, and other media content. It’s one of several convenient ways people document their travel. But like with most technology, geotagging comes with trade-offs, too. Consider these scenarios the next time you wonder whether to refrain from tagging. [I]Geotagging can fuel overtourism[/I] For tourist spots in travel guides or burgeoning areas hoping to attract more visitors, a viral, geotagged post could drive foot traffic. But for places like [URL='https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/31/18047386/geotagged-instagram-nature-harm']Horseshoe Bend[/URL], [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/style/sunflower-selfie-canada-farm.html']Bogle Seeds Farm[/URL], and [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/nyregion/kaaterskill-falls-catskills-deaths-instagram.html']Kaaterskill Falls[/URL], which don’t have the infrastructure to support thousands of visitors, geotagging is one of many factors that can skyrocket tourism to unmanageable levels and affect the local environment. [/QUOTE]
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