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What your files reveal.
Plain explanations: which traces hide in photos, videos and documents, who can read them, and how to get rid of them.
Online metadata remover or app? What really happens when you upload
To get rid of one GPS field you hand over the entire file to a stranger’s server. Why that is backwards for this particular task — and how to recognise a tool worth using.
Read more →Removing metadata from PDF and Word: why the author stays in anyway
Clearing the author field is not enough for office documents: names also sit in comments, in tracked changes and in internal file paths. What is really in there — and how to get it out.
Read more →Removing GPS location from photos — on iPhone, without quality loss
Photos store where they were taken, down to the meter. How to check whether your images carry coordinates, how to remove them, and why "Remove location" in the share sheet is not always enough.
Read more →What is metadata? EXIF, IPTC and XMP explained
Metadata is the invisible label on your files: capture location, camera model, author name. What exactly is in there, who can read it — and when it becomes a problem.
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