http://regex.info/exif.cgi.
By looking at this picture there is little you may be able to glean. However, by looking at the metadata, we can learn quite a lot more about this picture.
Let's answer the following questions
1. Date and time the picture was taken?
From the above image we can see this image was taken on "2015:08:01 19:38:50"
2. Device used to take the picture
From the above we can see that the device used to take this photograph is a BlackBerry Z10.
3. Did the flash go off when the picture was taken?
From the above we see the flash did not fire along with it being configured to "Auto".
4. What city was the picture taken in? To understand this we need to look at the location data.
Now that we have the GPS data (note location services was on for this photo along with Geo Tagging was also enabled), we can see below that "http://regex.info/exif.cgi" has determined that the location guessed from the coordinates is "4741 Corfield Road, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X8, Canada"
Using the data from the location services it successfully pinpointed on the map where this photo was taken.
5. What was the weather on that particular day in that location?
Now that we know where the photo was taken, along with the date and time it was taken, let's determine the weather at this location on that specific date.
Using data from The Weather Network we see that the average temperature on the date August 1, 2015 was 19.8 degrees celcius.
Conclusion
There is a lot more we can learn from this photo. However, the point to note is there is always more to what the eye sees when it comes to digital data. Be aware of what you don't see, it may actually be telling more of a story than what you actually see. By putting together multiples pieces of the metadata puzzle, you may be able to determine and or predict someone's next move.
References:
Ball, J. (2013, September 30). NSA stores metadata of millions of web users for up to a year, secret files show . Retrieved from theguardian.com: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/30/nsa-americans-metadata-year-documents
http://regex.info/exif.cgi.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/historical-weather/canada/ontario/niagara-falls
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