Image manipulation isn’t new, but its impact has accelerated with the power of social media.
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What to Know in the Age of AI
What does metadata have to do with Kate Middleton?
The publication said it learned this based on the metadata in the photo itself.
Sky News could also tell the image had been snapped at the royal family’s home in Windsor.
One of the best-known types of metadata isreferred to as EXIF.
Location data can be rather sensitive, particularly if you share a photo taken at your home.
Each phone has ways to either disable orremove location informationwhen taking the image, and also when sharing it.
Consider yourself warned: The metadata rabbit hole goes deep.
Can metadata be manipulated?
All data can be manipulated.
There are also different apps for your phone, tablet and computer designed to remove metadata.
In Windows, you could edit the metadata byright-clicking on the file and going to its properties.
Similarly, Apple’s Photos app canhelp edit metadataon a Mac.
The best way to ensure data is accurate is to confirm it with the original source.
Data manipulation issues aren’t new to the digital age.
“If I couldn’t verify it, then it couldn’t be used.”
And it can result in a royal saga.
CNET’s Corinne Reichert contributed to this report.
