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09:11 2nd August 2010
Adding geographical identification to various media such as photographs, a process known as geotagging, may pose security threats to users, according to David Bennett, director of consumer business development at Webroot software for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Mr Bennett said that criminals could easily find out the GPS location of the photograph, and "the real problem is, if you post a picture a week later to say hey look I'm in a beach on the Bahamas, it then presents opportunities for criminals."
The expert said security concerns will grow as the technology becomes widely available in the next year or so and he went on to say that geotagging technology built in to mobile devices will become the norm.
His comments emerged as Apple is said to have reportedly filed two new patents, which could mean that future iPhones with GPS and video recording will be able to navigate the virtual environment in 3D.
Separately, 39 per cent of mobile device users use location-tracking applications, according to a survey by Webroot.
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