Researchers show videos can be geolocated by matching faint aircraft sounds to flight data
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What happened
The post describes an open-source geolocation method that analyses Doppler curves extracted from aircraft noise in a video's audio track, then correlates them with flight positions from public ADS-B feeds for the recording time. ADS-B coverage is incomplete, so the technique depends on enough tracked aircraft being overhead. No CVEs or specific tools for defenders are mentioned, but the approach poses a privacy risk for anonymised footage.
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What to do
- Be aware that background audio in videos you publish can reveal where they were recorded.
- Consider removing or altering audio tracks when sharing sensitive footage.
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Schneier on Security