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Protecting your privacy when you post videos
By Con, founder of Music Wide Selfie · Updated 22 October 2026
Short answerCheck your background for addresses and documents, remove location data, avoid posting your location in real time, be careful with your routine and kids’ details, and review who can see your posts.
What videos reveal
- Your home, street or car number plate.
- Your school or workplace.
- Your routine, such as the same gym every morning.
- Other people who didn’t agree to be filmed.
Habits
- Post after you’ve left a place.
- Strip location data when sharing.
- Keep regular routines vague.
- Get permission before posting other people.
- Review privacy settings on each platform.
Children
Think carefully before posting children’s faces, names, schools or locations.
Questions
Does Instagram remove location data?
Many social apps strip photo metadata on upload, but your video’s content can still reveal where you are.
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