Photo Privacy on Linux: How to Strip Metadata With exiftool

How-To Geek

By Jordan Erickson

Published Jan 5, 2024

Removing sensitive information such as geolocation data, creator and date taken from your images before sharing online increases your privacy.

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Did you know smartphone pictures can contain sensitive data? Remove metadata to protect your privacy.
EXIF tags store a lot of information about your photos, including device details and GPS coordinates.
Use exiftool on Linux to easily strip all metadata from your images before sharing them online.