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Main Authors: Yang, Yifan, Wang, Siqin, Li, Daoyang, Zhang, Yixian, Sun, Shuju, He, Junzhou
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.13018
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author Yang, Yifan
Wang, Siqin
Li, Daoyang
Zhang, Yixian
Sun, Shuju
He, Junzhou
author_facet Yang, Yifan
Wang, Siqin
Li, Daoyang
Zhang, Yixian
Sun, Shuju
He, Junzhou
contents Geographic privacy or geo-privacy refers to the keeping private of one's geographic location, especially the restriction of geographical data maintained by personal electronic devices. Geo-privacy is a crucial aspect of personal security; however, it often goes unnoticed in daily activities. With the surge in the use of Large Multimodal Models (LMMs), such as GPT-4, for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), the potential risks associated with geo-privacy breaches have intensified. This study develops a location-integrated GPT-4 based model named GeoLocator and designs four-dimensional experiments to demonstrate its capability in inferring the locational information of input imageries and/or social media contents. Our experiments reveal that GeoLocator generates specific geographic details with high accuracy and consequently embeds the risk of the model users exposing geospatial information to the public unintentionally, highlighting the thread of online data sharing, information gathering technologies and LLMs on geo-privacy. We conclude with the broader implications of GeoLocator and our findings for individuals and the community at large, by emphasizing the urgency for enhanced awareness and protective measures against geo-privacy leakage in the era of advanced AI and widespread social media usage.
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spellingShingle GeoLocator: a location-integrated large multimodal model for inferring geo-privacy
Yang, Yifan
Wang, Siqin
Li, Daoyang
Zhang, Yixian
Sun, Shuju
He, Junzhou
Computers and Society
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Social and Information Networks
Geographic privacy or geo-privacy refers to the keeping private of one's geographic location, especially the restriction of geographical data maintained by personal electronic devices. Geo-privacy is a crucial aspect of personal security; however, it often goes unnoticed in daily activities. With the surge in the use of Large Multimodal Models (LMMs), such as GPT-4, for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), the potential risks associated with geo-privacy breaches have intensified. This study develops a location-integrated GPT-4 based model named GeoLocator and designs four-dimensional experiments to demonstrate its capability in inferring the locational information of input imageries and/or social media contents. Our experiments reveal that GeoLocator generates specific geographic details with high accuracy and consequently embeds the risk of the model users exposing geospatial information to the public unintentionally, highlighting the thread of online data sharing, information gathering technologies and LLMs on geo-privacy. We conclude with the broader implications of GeoLocator and our findings for individuals and the community at large, by emphasizing the urgency for enhanced awareness and protective measures against geo-privacy leakage in the era of advanced AI and widespread social media usage.
title GeoLocator: a location-integrated large multimodal model for inferring geo-privacy
topic Computers and Society
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Social and Information Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.13018