Privacy Guides

Everything you need to know about hidden metadata — what platforms strip, what they keep, and how to clean your files before sharing.

Basics

What Is EXIF Data?

The complete guide: every field explained, why it's dangerous, how to view and remove it.

Basics

What Is C2PA?

Content Credentials explained: how AI provenance works and what it means for your privacy.

Basics

Check Your Photo's Metadata

See exactly what's hidden in any image — free instant inspection, no upload.

How-to

Remove EXIF Data from Photos

Strip camera, GPS and software tags losslessly — without re-encoding.

How-to

Remove GPS from iPhone Photos

Stop leaking your exact location every time you share a picture.

How-to

Remove Location from Android Photos

Pixel, Samsung and Google Photos settings — plus the foolproof method.

How-to

Remove Metadata from PDF

Wipe author, title, creator and XMP streams from any document.

How-to

Remove Author Name from PDF

Essential for job seekers, whistleblowers and journalists.

How-to

Remove Metadata from Video

Strip creation time, encoder, GPS and device info from MP4 and MOV.

AI provenance

Remove C2PA Content Credentials

Most removers miss C2PA. Strip JUMBF manifests at the binary level.

AI provenance

Remove Midjourney Metadata

Clean prompts, seeds and parameters before selling your AI art.

AI provenance

Remove Stable Diffusion Metadata

Strip PNG Info parameters so nobody can copy your prompts.

AI provenance

Remove DALL-E Metadata

Clean provenance tags from DALL-E exports before sharing.

AI provenance

Remove Adobe Firefly Credentials

Strip baked-in Content Credentials from Firefly exports.

AI provenance

Check If an Image Is AI-Generated

Four detection methods, from C2PA inspection to prompt forensics.

Platforms

Does Instagram Remove EXIF?

What survives upload — and why you should strip first anyway.

Platforms

Does Facebook Remove EXIF?

Stripped on upload but kept internally. Don't rely on it.

Platforms

Does WhatsApp Remove Metadata?

Photos: yes. Documents: NO — this catches everyone out.

Platforms

Does Twitter/X Remove EXIF?

What X strips, what it keeps, and the safe workflow.

Platforms

Does TikTok Scan AI Metadata?

Disclosure rules, C2PA detection, and creator responsibility.

Pro workflow

Strip Metadata Before Selling Photos

The stock-site and marketplace workflow: batch-clean whole shoots.