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Kevin Roberts (privacy educator)
Kevin Roberts is a digital privacy educator and online content creator who produces educational videos focused on cybersecurity, metadata exposure, and data permanence on social media platforms. He is known for using platforms like TikTok to demonstrate how deleted digital content may still be accessible through publicly available tools and archives.
Career
In 2024, Roberts gained attention for a series of videos demonstrating how internet archives, such as the Wayback Machine, can be used to retrieve deleted social media posts. One example involved showing how appending /status/ to a deleted tweet’s URL and submitting it to web archive tools could surface deleted content.[1]
Roberts' content has been referenced in digital media outlets discussing digital footprints and internet permanence. According to *The Daily Dot*, Roberts highlighted the public nature of web archiving tools and the misconception that deleted content is permanently removed.[2]
In a 2022 video, Roberts addressed a default setting in the iPhone Photos app that exposes the GPS coordinates of where a photo was taken. The video gained traction after being featured in *Yahoo! In The Know* and raised questions about mobile photo metadata and location sharing.[3]
Topics
Roberts' educational content generally focuses on:
- Digital privacy and metadata
- Open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools
- Archived web data and content recovery
- Smartphone and app privacy settings
Media Coverage
Roberts' online tutorials have been referenced in articles by media outlets including *Dexerto*, *The Daily Dot*, and *Yahoo*. These pieces have emphasized the accessibility of public internet archives and raised awareness about user data persistence online.[4]
External Links
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.