• Albbi@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    Who knew that GeoGuessr was actually training people for a career in emergency services?

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        6 months ago

        It probably already is, or is part of one, since those investigating sexual exploitation would check traces in photos and things to get.an idea of location.

        There is/was a website for the general public to contribute, if they knew of the locations in the photo.

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          6 months ago

          there is a subreddit, its creepy as fuck. its all cropped out images of children with just a tshirt or some landmark, and people take guesses where they are from.

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            6 months ago

            Good god that is harrowing. Imagine doing that for the CIA….

            You’d get fucked up fast.