--- description: New data visualization tracks geotags of cats on social networks. title: This Website Knows Where Your Cat Lives image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt153f60ef197c2ef0/69869cac06f2c164fa330017/492290913.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Website Knows Where Your Cat Lives ## Video: Cat Cafe Opens Up In Manhattan [Watch (HLS stream): Cat Cafe Opens Up In Manhattan](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fsAyxXTB.m3u8) (1:10)  _Published 2014-04-25. Cat Cafe Opens Up In Manhattan_ by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 5:59 PM CUT  Perky Face Perky FaceGetty Images by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 5:59 PM CUT Attention all 4.9 million users of the #Catstagram hashtag: You’re being watched. Same for the #RichCatsOfInstagram pictures and the 16 million photos tagged simply #Cats on Instagram. [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2014/07/22/cat-stalking-map/ "undefined") points out that a new data visualization project called “[I Know Where Your Cat Lives](http://iknowwhereyourcatlives.com/cat/8ec76559d5 "undefined")” is trolling the internet and collecting metadata in your #adorable #cat #picture. Using the geotags embedded in the metadata in public photos, the project collects the information and puts the cat’s location on a map perfect for cyberstalking your fuzzy feline friend. Thank goodness cats don’t read Orwell. The site features cats from everywhere around the globe — a giant red tom in Chiba, Japan to a grey fuzzball kitten in Apulia, Italy to a kitten cuddled with his mom in Queensland, Australia — all available for gawking at and cooing over at the click of a button. The project was created by Florida State University art professor Owen Mundy, who views “I Know Where Your Cat Lives” as both a thought-provoking experiment into how we view online privacy, as well as a sort of Tinder for cat fans filled with a seemingly endless stream of kitten pics for the millions of cat fans who populate the Internet. The site is currently running a [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1910822604/i-know-where-your-cat-lives "undefined") campaign to help fund web hosting and continuing the project. **MORE**: [The Hottest New Exercise Equipment Is a Giant Hamster Wheel…for Cats](http://time.com/3018489/cat-hamster-wheel-kickstarter/ "undefined") **MORE**: [There’s Now Facial Recognition Software for Cats](http://time.com/2983281/theres-now-facial-recognition-software-for-cats/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3019671/i-know-where-your-cat-lives-website-data-visualization/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3019671/i-know-where-your-cat-lives-website-data-visualization/"},"headline":"This Website Knows Where Your Cat Lives","datePublished":"2014-07-22T17:59:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:51.572Z","description":"Purrfect for the Internet's cat lovers","url":"https://time.com/3019671/i-know-where-your-cat-lives-website-data-visualization/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Pets","cats"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt153f60ef197c2ef0/69869cac06f2c164fa330017/492290913.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt153f60ef197c2ef0/69869cac06f2c164fa330017/492290913.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"I Know Where Your Cat Lives","caption":"I Know Where Your Cat Lives","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3019671/i-know-where-your-cat-lives-website-data-visualization/","name":"This Website Knows Where Your Cat Lives"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Cat Cafe Opens Up In Manhattan","description":"Cat Cafe Opens Up In Manhattan","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fsAyxXTB/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-04-25T18:32:11.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fsAyxXTB.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3019671/i-know-where-your-cat-lives-website-data-visualization/","duration":"PT1M10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3019671/i-know-where-your-cat-lives-website-data-visualization/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```