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Your data is an asset
Details about you are worth $$$
DANGER:
When you take a photo, you may want to remove the "EXIF" metadata
Especially as it shows the exact longitudinal and latitudinal co-ordinates of where you took your picture
Here are some tips
Details about you are worth $$$
DANGER:
When you take a photo, you may want to remove the "EXIF" metadata
Especially as it shows the exact longitudinal and latitudinal co-ordinates of where you took your picture
Here are some tips
If you have a photo you want to upload or send from your desktop / laptop, create a version that wipes this data:
- right click the pic, select properties
- click Details tab and click "remove properties.." option at bottom
- Click OK to wipe all and create a clean copy
- right click the pic, select properties
- click Details tab and click "remove properties.." option at bottom
- Click OK to wipe all and create a clean copy
If sharing a pic via iPhone, you can toggle off location data by:
- click the share icon
- at top you will see "location included"
- next to that, click "Options"
- scroll down to turn OFF 'location'
*Note that this only works if you share using the iOS Photos app
- click the share icon
- at top you will see "location included"
- next to that, click "Options"
- scroll down to turn OFF 'location'
*Note that this only works if you share using the iOS Photos app
Android users may need to use an app
But if you Android users know a quicker way, let us know!
But if you Android users know a quicker way, let us know!
Note that social media platforms claim that when you upload photos, it strips the EXIF metadata
But why take a chance?
Your personal information is sacred and valuable!
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But why take a chance?
Your personal information is sacred and valuable!
Thank you for reading. If you found this thread helpful, please share. Re-tweets are appreciated!
