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Avoiding Geotagged Photos : Countering Metadata-Stripped Images
Avoiding Geotagged Photos is the direct counter to Metadata-Stripped Images: Images lack the device, timestamp, or location metadata a photo taken as described would normally carry. Strip location metadata from photos before sending them to someone you haven't met.
Steps
- 01
Check whether your phone's messaging app already strips metadata on send (many do by default).
- 02
Use a metadata-removal step for photos sent through apps that don't strip it automatically.
- 03
Avoid sending photos taken at or near your home or workplace.
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