Why GPS in photos is more dangerous than most people think
A single geotagged photo shows where you were once. A few dozen shows where you live, work, and go every day — and most people are still sharing photos with full GPS data attached.
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What your phone photos reveal about you — and why it matters
Every photo you take on your smartphone embeds a detailed record of where you were, what device you used, and exactly when — and most people have no idea how easy it is to read.
Blocking Email Spam Faster with RSPAMD — Instant Domain Blacklisting
How to configure RSPAMD for instant email and domain blacklisting — setting up regex multimap rules, a Docker-compatible block script, and why blocking at the mail server level matters more than client-side filtering.
IPv4 vs IPv6 DNS: Which Takes Precedence and How to Configure Both
A practical guide to DNS configuration across IPv4 and IPv6 — how they interact, which takes precedence on Windows 11 and Linux, and how to set up DNSMasq with a floating virtual IP for reliable dual-stack resolution on a self-hosted infrastructure.
Why you need a Website Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
If you host a website, chances are you’re always vigilant about ensuring its security and protecting it from vulnerabilities. Even with exhaustive measures in place to bolster website security, the …
Time to lock down Website Certificates
Recently I wrote an article on why you should lock down your website certificates. Oddly, has been around since late 2013 and not very well know, although recently has been …
Revolutionising Image Compression: AI Enhancing WebP and JPEG with Human-Eye Perception
These days I’ve been busy on my latest project at snapWONDERS focused on our latest research development with AI and image processing. Digital media is of utmost importance in today’s …
Linux Email Services
I must say it is pretty exciting with the Linux based open source solutions that are directed at solving Email Services problems: aka – SMTP + IMAP + POP3 + …
Yay! Completed PHP client to integrate with the snapWONDERS API
Updated 8 August 2026: The contents of this article may be outdated. snapWONDERS now publishes official, actively maintained SDKs for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP and Go — see the developers hub, …
Busy coding API integrations in C++, PHP, TypeScript and JavaScript
Updated 8 August 2026: The contents of this article may be outdated. snapWONDERS now publishes official, actively maintained SDKs for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP and Go — see the developers hub, …
Python client to integrate with the snapWONDERS API
Updated 8 August 2026: The contents of this article may be outdated. snapWONDERS now publishes official, actively maintained SDKs for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP and Go — see the developers hub, …
C# (CSharp) client to integrate with the snapWONDERS API
Updated 8 August 2026: The contents of this article may be outdated. snapWONDERS now publishes official, actively maintained SDKs for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP and Go — see the developers hub, …
Golang (Go) client to integrate with the snapWONDERS API
Updated 8 August 2026: The contents of this article may be outdated. snapWONDERS now publishes official, actively maintained SDKs for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP and Go — see the developers hub, …
snapWONDERS OpenAPI Specification
Updated 8 August 2026: The contents of this article may be outdated. snapWONDERS now publishes official, actively maintained SDKs for Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP and Go — see the developers hub, …
OpenAPI v3.1.0 – Awesome!
OpenAPI v3 is awesome compared to v2. It provides standards for how software programs communicate with each other. OpenAPI has many benefits, including clear documentation, language-agnosticism, and wide adoption, which …
Missing in Action – Not!
By the lack of updates to this blog, one would think that I’ve been MIA. Truthfully, I’ve been deeply embroiled with the next project delivery for snapWONDERS.com and has been …
Resumable Uploads over the Fragile Internet
The internet is less reliable than it feels, and it shows the moment you upload something large. The tus protocol fixes the worst part of that.
Just updated our Website
We’re excited to launch our new updated website which was formerly located at kennethbspringer.com.au. It’s been a long while since we had last updated the kennethbspringer.au website and wanted to …
Hidden Text in Photos: A Privacy Risk?
A holiday photo can carry readable text you never thought about — a sign, a slogan, a name badge. It helps accessibility, and leaks context just as easily.
Is WebP Gaining Popularity?
WebP files are typically 25–35% smaller than JPEG at the same visual quality, and browser support is near-universal. The metadata questions do not go away.
A new direction — deep digital media forensics
After some time away, the work is moving in a new direction. Hueyify has been paused. The story behind that is personal, and it’s told in full at kennethbspringer.au/our-story. The …
Check Photos for Identifying Metadata
Stripping EXIF feels like the end of the problem. It is not. Metadata hides in more places than EXIF, and a photo can be identified from its own contents.
Facebook’s Hidden FBMD Photo Tag
While analysing photo metadata I found an IPTC “Special Instructions” field beginning with FBMD, added during upload to Facebook — and why that matters.
Are Blacked-Out Photos Really Hidden?
Blotting out a face or an address before sharing a photo feels safe. But embedded thumbnails can still hold the version you thought you had hidden.
How to View a Photo’s Hidden Metadata
Every photo carries metadata you never see. Here is how to read it — EXIF, embedded thumbnails and the rest — on any device, with nothing to install.
Hueyify listed in the Australian anthill SMART 100
Hueyify has been listed in the Australian anthill SMART 100 — an annual index recognising Australia’s 100 most innovative products and services. Hueyify is an accessibility platform that transforms how …
A patent filed, and a competition won — Hueyify earns international recognition
Two milestones worth recording. An international patent application has been filed for the Hueyify technology — PCT/AU2016/050860, “System and Method for Providing a Personalised Reactive Web Experience.” In plain language: …
Introducing Hueyify — a verb, and a vision
In 2014 we founded Hueyify — and the first thing we did was define it as a verb. To hueyify: the ability to transform Internet content and display it in …