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Is this a joke? Any halfway credible criminal would make sure to strip that info out before posting (or use a device that doesn't capture it).

Exactly, which is why the article spends most of its time discussing how location can be determined through other means, such as Google Images, to find photos with similar geographic features to narrow possible locations.

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