Twitter shares your location when you tweet

Social media is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. With privacy settings, you can easily share stories and photos only with people you know. Even with the latest privacy tools, people still tend to share too much.

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Twitter also records your exact GPS location when you post. This can be dangerous if you tweet from home. We will show you what you can do about it.

Here is the background

When you post to Twitter, you have the option to mark local hotspots as well as the area from which you post. For example, your post may say that you are at the Colosseum in Rome. This is a great way to share your experience with your followers, but it also leaves you exposed. If you tweet from home, the risks are even greater.

This feature works in some places and the data is provided by Foursquare and Yelp, respectively Twitter Help Center. If you use Twitter from your Android or iOS device, the tweet may also include your exact GPS coordinates.

Although your post will not display this information, it can be found through the Twitter API or API. If a hacker uses the API, he can find out where you live.

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Not surprising at all

Social media sites are hungry for your data. They track what you post and what you like so they can build an account for you. From there, they can show you targeted ads or share the data you collect with third parties.

Location tracking is just another example of this. Although you can turn it off, keep in mind that social media sites always take more than you think.

Turn off location sharing

You can turn off location information for your latest tweets through app settings. This is how:

• Open up Twitter app and touch yours profile picture.
• Choose Settings and privacy.
• Tap Privacy and securitythen Location information.
• Turn the switch to Customize based on the places you’ve been.
• Tap Exact location and make sure the switch is off.

You can delete all location information attached to your tweets from your computer:

• Log in to your account at twitter.com.
• Choose | More ▼ from the left menu.
• Go to Settings and privacythen Privacy and security.
• Choose Location informationthen Add location information to your tweets.
• Choose Remove all location information attached to your tweets.

It all depends on you

While it’s important to research social media privacy settings, your actions will ultimately determine how exposed you are. You don’t have to let people know where you are at all times. If you are in a famous landmark or restaurant, he may have his own Twitter account that you can bookmark. If not, just add the name with a hashtag.

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