• Borna PundaOPM
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    402 months ago

    EXIF data is sometimes appended when you take pictures and often includes things like the coordinates it was taken at (exact location), the device it was taken on, and some additional identifiers. This is, of course, bad for privacy, especially when posting online, as someone can accurately track you just from the image.

    I found this article, which seems to describe how to remove it fairly well and does not appear to be sponsored.

    • @disguy_ovahea
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      222 months ago

      If you don’t care about reduced quality, you can just use a screenshot of the image.

    • @[email protected]
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      2 months ago

      Though I think most platforms already strip it for you (or at least the really confidential stuff like location). That’s what I noticed when uploading and downloading an image and comparing the data on different platforms.

      Edit: I should have read the title

      • Borna PundaOPM
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        142 months ago

        Yes, I already mentioned that in the title. However, it is always bad practice to rely on a third party for your privacy. Especially a third party that profits off of your data.