Perhaps the best part of the new Geofence features are simple how dead, they are to use - simply to draw a circle on a map, choose a setting of geoprivacy for this domain, and you are done. Your new fence will apply to any future photo uploads and Flickr offers update parameters for the protection of personal information on existing images within your new fence.
To get started head over to Flickr Geo Privacy page.
These days geotag is not only something for geeks. In fact, the chances are that your camera (especially the camera in your phone) is registration of location data in your images if you know it or not. As the other services of location-aware geocoded photos become fast a large part of the current cultural debate on who should be able to see which parts of your life on the web.
"A few years ago, controls of privacy as this would have been overkill. The geo data were new and underutilized and the response to the concerns of privacy was often "download, you deal with it," "Flickr developer Trevor Hartsell, written on the code.flickr blog." "" But today, physical places are important for the use of the web. Sometimes, you want everyone to know exactly where you took a photo. "And sometimes you don't."
Previously, Flickr has limited its geotag options to a simple Yes or no - either you shared data location with everyone or no one. Now you can share data of location with only the people who you trust. For example, you can leave the geodata to your holiday visible for all photos, but limit the data of location of photos around your home for only your friends and your family.
In cases where there may be overlap between the two geofences default Flickr to more restrictive of the two. For example, if you draw a circle your home autour and limited to the most restrictive group, "Family" and then draw a circle around your whole neighbourhood and limit "Friends", all the areas where the two overlap will always be only limited to the family group.
New Geofence of Flickr settings are among controls implementing privacy best that we have seen, the almost perfect balance between the control and simplicity. And while we are pleased to see Flickr taking the lead here, hope Facebook and others will copy these features in their own privacy controls.
