KrauseFx/detect.location
An easy way to access the user's iOS location data without actually having access observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3266
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2262
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1256 stars · 74 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A proof-of-concept iOS library and demo app that extracts a user's location history from photo metadata in the image library, without requiring location permissions. It was created to demonstrate a privacy loophole that Apple fixed in iOS 14.
Use cases
- demonstrate iOS photo metadata privacy loopholes
- extract location history from a user's photo library
- show which cities and countries a user has visited from photos
- identify devices a user has owned via photo metadata
- audit how apps can abuse photo library access
When to choose
- you are a security or privacy researcher demonstrating iOS metadata privacy issues
- you want to educate users about what photo library access exposes
When to avoid
- you want to build a production iOS app - the author explicitly says not to use it in production
- you need maintained code - the loophole was fixed in iOS 14 and the project is abandoned
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
privacy image-processing security privacy security mobile-development image-processing photo-metadata exif location-data proof-of-concept privacy-research ios swift objective-c
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/KrauseFx/detect.location · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6653b19a566a
- homepage: https://krausefx.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0b73c5fc0dd7
- site_page: https://krausefx.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · da89358c9f9d
- site_page: https://krausefx.com/blog/openclaw-my-automation-setup · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1a19fc53e450
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| KrauseFx/detect.location | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="KrauseFx/detect.location")
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