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Pictures, meta data, privacy (lemmygrad.ml)
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You may have noticed that I don't post pictures. If not, now you know.

One of the reasons is that I'm worried about sharing meta data.

Does anyone know:

  1. Does the Lemmy software strip / hide meta data from photos when they're uploaded?
  2. Is there a way of stripping meta data from photos?
  3. Does downloading an image from the internet and uploading it from my hard drive add any meta data?
  4. If I create a digital image, does it have meta data that could reveal my location, etc? (And then questions 1 and 2 for this option.)
  5. How should/could I keep my data/location safe if I choose to post either my photos, my scans, or pictures (either created by me or downloaded from the internet)?
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll add that you can use https://0xacab.org/jvoisin/mat2 as a metadata removal tool, it's used by Whonix and Tails, and similar distributions. It's packaged for every Linux distribution if you use that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for this link. I'm starting to get into Linux, so I can give this a try.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you need any help with anything Linux related, send me a PM.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks very much for the offer :)