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I wonder how plausible it would be to deduce where a given webcam is (some combination of IP data, context clues, visible landmarks, maybe face searching) and t

I wonder how plausible it would be to deduce where a given webcam is (some combination of IP data, context clues, visible landmarks, maybe face searching) and then contact the owner to let them know. There used to be this fun site called where-is-this.com where people could share images of public places for others to try to track down; it would be nice to harness something like that for good.

650REDHAIR 3mo ago
I feel like I’ve read about three letter agencies using the humming of power lines to geo-locate where a video/audio was recorded. “Electrical Network Frequency (ENF) analysis”. I’m going to dig more and will leave some links when I get back to a computer.
- vhcr 3mo ago
  When, not where. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0elNU0iOMY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0elNU0iOMY
- ninjalanternshk 3mo ago
  You don’t need to be a TLA. Google “4chan tracks down Shia LaBeouf”
dorgo 3mo ago
>images of public places for others to try to track down isn't this handled by AI nowdays? In my experiments (some time ago) AI was extremly good at it.
marysol5 3mo ago
At least one of them seems to be in an office, and the office has it's own netblock.