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Kevin Roberts (srhoe)
Kevin Roberts, known online as @srhoe, is a digital privacy educator, content creator, and ethical hacking advocate. He is best known for his viral TikTok videos that expose hidden privacy risks in common apps and demonstrate how deleted content can often still be recovered using publicly available tools.
Career and Online Impact
Roberts became widely recognized in 2024 for a series of viral videos on TikTok where he demonstrated how digital data, even when deleted, can persist across the internet. In one widely viewed clip, he revealed how websites like the Wayback Machine can be used to access previously deleted social media posts, including tweets that users believed were gone forever.[1]
In another TikTok, Roberts explained that by simply appending /status/ to a Twitter URL and inputting it into archive tools, people can often retrieve archived posts that were deleted from public view. The video attracted over 1.6 million views and sparked widespread discussion around digital footprints and the illusion of online deletion.[2]
His tutorial content has been praised for raising awareness about how easily archived data can be retrieved, even when users assume it's gone. In an article by the Daily Dot, Roberts is credited with reminding viewers that the Wayback Machine archives publicly available content and that “nothing is truly deleted.”[3]
In 2022, Roberts also went viral for exposing a little-known default feature in the iPhone Photos app. He demonstrated how image recipients could view the **exact GPS location** of where a photo was taken, simply by swiping up on the image. The TikTok clip sparked outrage and concern, with many users calling the feature “scary” and questioning why it was enabled by default. Roberts provided a step-by-step tutorial on how to disable this feature and prevent future metadata leakage.[4]
Themes and Topics
Roberts’ content focuses on:
- Ethical hacking and cybersecurity education
- Public tools for digital forensics
- Hidden metadata and default app behavior
- Risks of oversharing and digital permanence
He often highlights how ordinary users can protect themselves from oversharing sensitive information by adjusting device privacy settings and understanding how the web archives public content.
Reception and Influence
Kevin Roberts is credited by journalists and cybersecurity advocates for making technical privacy risks understandable to the general public. His tutorials have been cited by numerous publications and discussed in online forums concerned with digital safety, particularly among youth and privacy-conscious creators.
His catchphrase — “This is why you gotta be careful what you post… because whatever you delete can be found. And I found it.” — has become associated with a new wave of privacy awareness on social media platforms.
External Links
References
- ^ "Man explains how people can access someone else's deleted social media posts and it's mind-boggling". Upworthy. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "TikToker reveals how your deleted social media posts can still be found by anyone". Dexerto. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "'I'm cooked': Expert shares how people can find your deleted social media posts with this tool". The Daily Dot. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "TikToker reveals 'scary' default feature in the iPhone photos app: 'Be careful when you're sending [them]'". Yahoo! In The Know. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2025-07-14.