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		maqr on May 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stolen Camera Finder Terrible idea. EXIF data is not reliable. You can make it say anything you want.

jcsalterego on May 6, 2011 | [–]

Do most thieves tinker with or strip the EXIF data then? Otherwise it seems like a good utility for the common case.

brown9-2 on May 6, 2011 | | [–]

I don't think this fact makes it a terrible idea, perhaps just a less-than-perfect method for finding the stolen camera.

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