Let's talk about EXIF data from your pictures.
(Intelligence)
Here is your exif data:
FileSize
"6.5 MB"
FileModifyDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 20, "hour": 20, "minute": 17, "second": 39, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:20 20:17:39+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
FileAccessDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 20, "hour": 20, "minute": 17, "second": 39, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:20 20:17:39+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
FileInodeChangeDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 20, "hour": 20, "minute": 17, "second": 39, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:20 20:17:39+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
FilePermissions
"-rw-r--r--"
FileType
"JPEG"
FileTypeExtension
"jpg"
MIMEType
"image/jpeg"
ExifByteOrder
"Little-endian (Intel, II)"
ImageWidth
4080
ImageHeight
3060
EncodingProcess
"Baseline DCT, Huffman coding"
BitsPerSample
8
ColorComponents
3
YCbCrSubSampling
"YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)"
ImageWidth
4080
ImageHeight
3060
Make
"samsung"
Model
"Galaxy A16 5G"
Orientation
1
XResolution
72
YResolution
72
ResolutionUnit
"inches"
Software
"A166USQS2AYCA"
ModifyDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44", "inferredZone": false }
YCbCrPositioning
"Centered"
ExposureTime
"1/120"
FNumber
1.8
ExposureProgram
"Program AE"
ISO
25
ExifVersion
"0220"
DateTimeOriginal
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44", "inferredZone": false }
CreateDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44", "inferredZone": false }
OffsetTime
"-04:00"
OffsetTimeOriginal
"-04:00"
ShutterSpeedValue
1
ApertureValue
1.8
BrightnessValue
6.16
ExposureCompensation
0
MaxApertureValue
1.8
MeteringMode
"Center-weighted average"
Flash
"No Flash"
FocalLength
"4.0 mm"
SubSecTime
250
SubSecTimeOriginal
250
SubSecTimeDigitized
250
FlashpixVersion
"0100"
ColorSpace
"sRGB"
ExifImageWidth
4080
ExifImageHeight
3060
ExposureMode
"Auto"
WhiteBalance
"Auto"
DigitalZoomRatio
1
FocalLengthIn35mmFormat
"26 mm"
SceneCaptureType
"Standard"
Compression
"JPEG (old-style)"
ThumbnailOffset
842
ThumbnailLength
53269
ThumbnailImage
{ "_ctor": "BinaryField", "bytes": 53269, "rawValue": "(Binary data 53269 bytes, use -b option to extract)" }
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 20, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 20:39:44.250+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
MCCData
"United States / Guam (310)"
Aperture
1.8
ImageSize
"4080x3060"
Megapixels
12.5
ScaleFactor35efl
6.5
ShutterSpeed
"1/120"
SubSecCreateDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44.250", "inferredZone": false }
SubSecDateTimeOriginal
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "tzoffsetMinutes": -240, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44.250-04:00", "zoneName": "UTC-4", "inferredZone": false }
SubSecModifyDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "tzoffsetMinutes": -240, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44.250-04:00", "zoneName": "UTC-4", "inferredZone": false }
CircleOfConfusion
"0.005 mm"
FOV
"69.4 deg"
FocalLength35efl
"4.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 26.0 mm)"
HyperfocalDistance
"1.91 m"
LightValue
10.6
File:FileSize
"6.5 MB"
File:FileModifyDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 20, "hour": 20, "minute": 17, "second": 39, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:20 20:17:39+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
File:FileAccessDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 20, "hour": 20, "minute": 17, "second": 39, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:20 20:17:39+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
File:FileInodeChangeDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 20, "hour": 20, "minute": 17, "second": 39, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:20 20:17:39+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
File:FilePermissions
"-rw-r--r--"
File:FileType
"JPEG"
File:FileTypeExtension
"jpg"
File:MIMEType
"image/jpeg"
File:ExifByteOrder
"Little-endian (Intel, II)"
File:ImageWidth
4080
File:ImageHeight
3060
File:EncodingProcess
"Baseline DCT, Huffman coding"
File:BitsPerSample
8
File:ColorComponents
3
File:YCbCrSubSampling
"YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)"
EXIF:ImageWidth
4080
EXIF:ImageHeight
3060
EXIF:Make
"samsung"
EXIF:Model
"Galaxy A16 5G"
EXIF:Orientation
1
EXIF:XResolution
72
EXIF:YResolution
72
EXIF:ResolutionUnit
"inches"
EXIF:Software
"A166USQS2AYCA"
EXIF:ModifyDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44", "inferredZone": false }
EXIF:YCbCrPositioning
"Centered"
EXIF:ExposureTime
"1/120"
EXIF:FNumber
1.8
EXIF:ExposureProgram
"Program AE"
EXIF:ISO
25
EXIF:ExifVersion
"0220"
EXIF:DateTimeOriginal
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44", "inferredZone": false }
EXIF:CreateDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44", "inferredZone": false }
EXIF:OffsetTime
"-04:00"
EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal
"-04:00"
EXIF:ShutterSpeedValue
1
EXIF:ApertureValue
1.8
EXIF:BrightnessValue
6.16
EXIF:ExposureCompensation
0
EXIF:MaxApertureValue
1.8
EXIF:MeteringMode
"Center-weighted average"
EXIF:Flash
"No Flash"
EXIF:FocalLength
"4.0 mm"
EXIF:SubSecTime
250
EXIF:SubSecTimeOriginal
250
EXIF:SubSecTimeDigitized
250
EXIF:FlashpixVersion
"0100"
EXIF:ColorSpace
"sRGB"
EXIF:ExifImageWidth
4080
EXIF:ExifImageHeight
3060
EXIF:ExposureMode
"Auto"
EXIF:WhiteBalance
"Auto"
EXIF:DigitalZoomRatio
1
EXIF:FocalLengthIn35mmFormat
"26 mm"
EXIF:SceneCaptureType
"Standard"
EXIF:Compression
"JPEG (old-style)"
EXIF:ThumbnailOffset
842
EXIF:ThumbnailLength
53269
EXIF:ThumbnailImage
{ "_ctor": "BinaryField", "bytes": 53269, "rawValue": "(Binary data 53269 bytes, use -b option to extract)" }
MakerNotes:TimeStamp
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 20, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "tzoffsetMinutes": 0, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 20:39:44.250+00:00", "zoneName": "UTC", "inferredZone": false }
MakerNotes:MCCData
"United States / Guam (310)"
Composite:Aperture
1.8
Composite:ImageSize
"4080x3060"
Composite:Megapixels
12.5
Composite:ScaleFactor35efl
6.5
Composite:ShutterSpeed
"1/120"
Composite:SubSecCreateDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44.250", "inferredZone": false }
Composite:SubSecDateTimeOriginal
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "tzoffsetMinutes": -240, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44.250-04:00", "zoneName": "UTC-4", "inferredZone": false }
Composite:SubSecModifyDate
{ "_ctor": "ExifDateTime", "year": 2025, "month": 6, "day": 19, "hour": 16, "minute": 39, "second": 44, "millisecond": 250, "tzoffsetMinutes": -240, "rawValue": "2025:06:19 16:39:44.250-04:00", "zoneName": "UTC-4", "inferredZone": false }
Composite:CircleOfConfusion
"0.005 mm"
Composite:FOV
"69.4 deg"
Composite:FocalLength35efl
"4.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 26.0 mm)"
Composite:HyperfocalDistance
"1.91 m"
Composite:LightValue
10.6
Based on the EXIF metadata you've shared, here's what can be determined about the user, device, and context. This is a forensic-style breakdown, focusing on privacy, attribution, and identifying risk:
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π§ Device Information
Make / Model: Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Software Version: A166USQS2AYCA (suggests a U.S. carrier-branded firmware, possibly from a prepaid carrier like Cricket, Boost, or Metro)
Camera Specs (from metadata):
Resolution: 4080 x 3060 (β12.5 MP image)
Focal Length: 4.0 mm (26mm in 35mm equivalent)
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 25 (very low, likely good lighting)
Shutter Speed: 1/120 sec
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1 (no zoom used)
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Flash: Not used
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π
Date & Time Metadata
Original Capture Date:
2025:06:19 16:39:44-04:00 (local time, UTC-4)
This time zone corresponds to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), likely placing the user on the U.S. East Coast (e.g., New York, D.C., Florida).
File Modified / Accessed:
2025:06:20 20:17:39 UTC β possibly when the image was uploaded, copied, or accessed from a PC/cloud.
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π Location/Carrier Clues
MCCData: "United States / Guam (310)"
MCC 310 = United States.
This strongly indicates the device was using a U.S. SIM card.
Time Zone Offset: -04:00 β consistent with U.S. East Coast (EDT).
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π§ User-Identifying Info
There is personal identity (PII) in the EXIF. Indirect profiling is possible:
User is in the U.S., likely East Coast.
Device is active and used normally β not anonymized or scrubbed.
The user is likely not privacy-obsessed: full EXIF metadata is intact, including sub-second timing and MCC data.
Language/local settings likely default to U.S. English (inferred from carrier, firmware region, and image data).
Specific device identifiers can be cross referenced with open source data sets to come up with a specific name, email address and or social media accounts. Domino's pizza is one example.
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πΈ Photography Context
Lighting Conditions: Bright β ISO 25, 1/120 shutter, f/1.8.
Device was likely held steady (not moving fast).
No flash = well-lit natural environment.
No editing software noted in metadata, which implies the image is unaltered from capture.
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β οΈ Privacy Risks If Posted Publicly
1. Device model and carrier fingerprinting. Can be used in correlation attacks (e.g., matching with other leaks).
2. Precise timestamping. 1/1000 sec resolution + time zone = potential surveillance vector.
3. MCC and regional software tag the user to the U.S. (and likely a prepaid carrier).
4. Photo dimensions and compression mode indicate no post-processing β useful to a forensic analyst verifying image integrity.
5. Consistent metadata = strong authenticity signal. Easy to validate in court, if ever needed.
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Safe Practices Before Sharing Online
If you want to reduce traceability:
Remove all EXIF metadata before posting (use tools like ExifTool or free online EXIF removers).
Avoid showing recognizable environments, faces, or documents in the photo itself.
Rename the image file. Even filenames can carry creation timestamps.
Avoid posting within minutes of capture. Time correlation with location data (e.g. Wi-Fi/cell tower logs) is a known de-anonymization technique.
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Quite a bit more can be inferred, even by casual analysts or internet sleuths.
Hereβs what can be inferred or reconstructed with reasonable confidence:
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𧩠Inferred From Combined Data
1. Geolocation and Daily Activity Inference
Time Zone (UTC-4) and OffsetTimeOriginal -04:00 suggest the image was taken in the Eastern Time zone.
Ohio fits. (Ohio is in Eastern Time, same as NYC).
The exact timestamp:
Date: June 19, 2025
Time: 4:39:44 PM EDT
If this image shows something like a building, shadow, clock, or environment, analysts could:
Estimate sun position.
Narrow down location using visual forensics (especially if geotagging is enabled, though it's not present in this case).
Infer daily routine or location she frequents, especially if she posts many such images.
2. Device Fingerprinting
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G with carrier firmware A166USQS2AYCA and MCC 310 (U.S.) reveals:
She's likely using a U.S.-market phone, possibly through a prepaid or low-cost carrier (this model is often bundled with Cricket/Metro/Boost).
That exact phone model/software combo may be unique or rare among her subgroups, aiding device fingerprinting.
Knowing which device she uses could also potentially be used in:
Tailored phishing (e.g. fake Samsung update emails).
Targeted surveillance if adversaries wanted to install stalkerware tailored to this phone/firmware.
3. Forensic Consistency of the Image
Because the photo is:
Not edited.
Taken with standard firmware.
Intact in terms of EXIF...
It could be admissible in legal or professional contexts as original evidence β and traceable back to her phone if ever subpoenaed.
EXIF shows no signs of tampering β which may lend credibility to the content (good or bad depending on intent).
4. Potential Workplace or Personal Exposure
If the image content (not shown here) contains:
Reflections (windows, eyes, surfaces),
Printed documents, screens, or IDs,
Environments like office buildings, then:
People may cross-reference visible items or backgrounds using open-source intelligence (OSINT).
Combine the EXIF time with the environmental clues to place her exactly where she was at that time.
If she was at work, that could potentially leak:
Employer
Building layout
Security procedures
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π΅οΈββοΈ What a Skilled Adversary Could Do
Correlate this image with others posted online to build a device fingerprint or social media pattern.
Use the timestamp and timezone to triangulate her physical location if any geotagged or loosely time-tagged social media posts were made that day.
Reverse-search the thumbnail or full image across image-sharing platforms and forums to track her footprint.
Use photogrammetry (if multiple photos exist) to estimate distance/depth/location.
Use metadata to verify or disprove public statements she makes about her location or actions (e.g., someone says they were in NYC, but metadata proves Ohio at that time).
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β οΈ Bottom Line
If the photo is associated with a name from a leaked Domino's Pizza database, and metadata is intact:
It could be used to geolocate, fingerprint the device, profile behavior, and infer potential security posture.
Even basic sleuths could make reasonable guesses about device use and geography.
For a semi public, leaving metadata in public images is not advisable, especially if adversaries could use this to track, dox, or discredit them.
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