220-802 · Question #782
Which of the following BEST describes geotracking?
The correct answer is D. Location data embedded into pictures that have been taken. Geotracking most precisely refers to GPS coordinate metadata embedded in image files (EXIF data), which reveals where a photo was taken.
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Which of the following BEST describes geotracking?
Options
- AAn enabled cookie that sends user location data to vendors
- BLocation software to locate a user's missing cellular device
- CSMS information that is sent to people in their contacts
- DLocation data embedded into pictures that have been taken
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D92% (44)
Why each option
Geotracking most precisely refers to GPS coordinate metadata embedded in image files (EXIF data), which reveals where a photo was taken.
A cookie that sends location data to vendors describes ad-tracking or geolocation cookies used in web browsers, which is a separate concept from geotracking embedded in files.
Software used to locate a missing cellular device describes a find-my-device feature such as Find My iPhone or Find My Device; this is device tracking, not geotracking as defined here.
SMS information sent to contacts describes messaging or emergency broadcasting (such as WEA alerts); it does not involve embedded location metadata in files.
Digital cameras and smartphones embed GPS coordinates into the EXIF metadata of image files at the time a photo is captured. This location data - latitude, longitude, and sometimes altitude - can be extracted from the image file and used to determine exactly where the picture was taken, which is the core definition of geotracking in this context.
Concept tested: Geotracking via EXIF metadata embedded in image files
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