Metadata and location in photos

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A photo you take on your phone can contain hidden details like the time and GPS location.

A True: this hidden information is called metadata

B False: a photo only contains the picture you can see

2. Which of these is an example of photo metadata?

A The GPS location where the photo was taken

B The number of likes the photo gets

3. How can you check what metadata a photo has?

A Look at the file properties or info on your device

B Zoom in as far as you can on the picture

4. You want to stop your phone camera from saving where you took your photos. What should you do?

A Turn up the screen brightness

B Turn off location tagging in the camera settings

5. You are about to post a photo taken at home. What is the safest step first?

A Share it now and hope nobody checks the details

B Remove the metadata before you share it

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1GPS: -37.8136, 144.9631		ACamera settings > Location tags: Off
2Date taken: 14/03/2025 4:32 PM		BRight-click photo > Properties > Details
3You can view the hidden details of a photo by checking its file properties		CTime metadata that shows when a photo was taken
4You can stop new photos from saving your location by turning off location tagging in the camera settings		DLocation metadata that shows exactly where a photo was taken
5Rename photo to holiday.jpg to remove metadata		ERenaming a file only changes its name. The hidden metadata stays inside the file.
6Share photo first, then remove metadata		FThe steps are in the wrong order. Once the photo is shared, others already have the metadata.

Definitions

metadata

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

Hidden data in a photo is called ________

Camera setting: Location tagging = ___

Right-click file > __________ > Details

IF photo has GPS data THEN ______ it before sharing

Metadata can include time, device and ___

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A photo ← open("beach.jpg"

B meta ← photo.metadata

C print(meta.gps)

Question 2

A photo ← open("cat.jpg")

B meta ← photo.metadata

C remove(meta.gps)

D share(meta)

Question 3

A settings ← camera.settings

B settings.location ← "on"

C save(settings)

Question 4

A FOR each photo IN album

B delete(photo)

C END FOR

Question 5

A photo ← open("pet.jpg")

B time ← photo.metadata.time

C device ← photo.metadata.devise

D print(time, device)

Answer Key

Metadata and location in photos

Section A: Quick Questions

A — True: this hidden information is called metadata

A — The GPS location where the photo was taken

A — Look at the file properties or info on your device

B — Turn off location tagging in the camera settings

B — Remove the metadata before you share it

Section B: Match the Pairs

GPS: -37.8136, 144.9631 → Location metadata that shows exactly where a photo was taken

Date taken: 14/03/2025 4:32 PM → Time metadata that shows when a photo was taken

You can view the hidden details of a photo by checking its file properties → Right-click photo > Properties > Details

You can stop new photos from saving your location by turning off location tagging in the camera settings → Camera settings > Location tags: Off

Rename photo to holiday.jpg to remove metadata → Renaming a file only changes its name. The hidden metadata stays inside the file.

Share photo first, then remove metadata → The steps are in the wrong order. Once the photo is shared, others already have the metadata.

Section C: Definitions

metadata — Hidden details stored inside a photo or file, like the time, device and GPS location. It can add to your digital footprint when you share it, so check and remove it first.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

Hidden data in a photo is called metadata

Camera setting: Location tagging = OFF

Right-click file > Properties > Details

IF photo has GPS data THEN
    remove it before sharing

Metadata can include time, device and GPS

Section E: Spot the Error

A — The closing bracket is missing from open(). It should be photo ← open("beach.jpg") so the photo opens and its metadata can be read.

D — This shares the metadata instead of the cleaned photo. It should be share(photo) after the GPS location has been removed.

B — Setting location to "on" keeps location tagging running, so new photos still store where they were taken. It should be "off".

B — delete(photo) removes the whole photo, not just its hidden details. It should be remove(photo.metadata) to strip the metadata and keep the photo.

C — The property name is spelled wrong. It should be photo.metadata.device to read which device took the photo.