Metadata sanitization program?

[ionbasa]

Out of curiosity, how many of you use a program to sanitize the metadata from you pictures, ie: remove GPS/location tags and other sensitive information

 

If you do sanitize your metadata, which application do you guys use/recommend? How about for bulk photos?

[Comessy]

Why would you?

 

Not like someones gonna hunt you down

[AlwaysFSX]

Why would you?

 

Not like someones gonna hunt you down

Because there's people out there that'll hunt you down.

[ionbasa]

Why would you?

 

Not like someones gonna hunt you down

You never know. If you take photos near where you live it could expose your location to the online world. Just look at how popular doxxing and swatting has become.

All it takes is someone who's a little off the wall to possibly wreak havoc on someone's life.

[Comessy]

You never know. If you take photos near where you live it could expose your location to the online world. Just look at how popular doxxing and swatting has become.

All it takes is someone who's a little off the wall to possibly wreak havoc on someone's life.

Your IP is in the source code of this page

[AlwaysFSX]

You never know. If you take photos near where you live it could expose your location to the online world. Just look at how popular doxxing and swatting has become.

All it takes is someone who's a little off the wall to possibly wreak havoc on someone's life.

And it's really easy to do too.

 

Your IP is in the source code of this page

...You really don't know how this works...

[ionbasa]

Your IP is in the source code of this page

IP adress ≠ location. 

GPS coordinates stored in picture metadata does show your location:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/technology/personaltech/12basics.html?_r=0

[Comessy]

And it's really easy to do too.

 

...You really don't know how this works...

Someone could figure it out I'm sure

[AlwaysFSX]

Someone could figure it out I'm sure

You'd have to access any kind of server log to see where the post originated from, you can't just press F12 and Dox people.

[handymanshandle]

Should be fine, so long as your camera can't record location or has the function to exclude location from the properties pane. 

[vembutech]

Hopefully it is fine until can't record location.

[ionbasa]

Should be fine, so long as your camera can't record location or has the function to exclude location from the properties pane. 

That's the thing. I actually have my GPS tagging on. But I keep all my originals for myself. I would like to think that as time goes by and I look over my photos, I would like to know where they were shot.

 

The issue arises though when I want to post my photos online, such as with facebook, Google Photos, or Flickr. 

 

As of right now, I'm using ExifTool, but I'm wondering what others use? Or do you all not care enough?

[handymanshandle]

That's the thing. I actually have my GPS tagging on. But I keep all my originals for myself. I would like to think that as time goes by and I look over my photos, I would like to know where they were shot.

 

The issue arises though when I want to post my photos online, such as with facebook, Google Photos, or Flickr. 

 

As of right now, I'm using ExifTool, but I'm wondering what others use? Or do you all not care enough?

I can generally remember where I took something so I don't bother turning on Geo-tagging since my phone obviously supports it but the DSLR I plan on buying next year most likely won't which doesn't bother me. (Location can be remedied by file organization.)

[ionbasa]

I can generally remember where I took something so I don't bother turning on Geo-tagging since my phone obviously supports it but the DSLR I plan on buying next year most likely won't which doesn't bother me. (Location can be remedied by file organization.)

THe issue though (with me at least) is that most of my photography is nature/landscape based. I take these pictures when I go hiking or camping, and sometimes, it is difficult to remember on what trail a picture was taken as sometimes they aren't well marked. This is especially true when you're out 16 miles from the nearest trailhead doing switchbacks on a mountain.

[handymanshandle]

THe issue though (with me at least) is that most of my photography is nature/landscape based. I take these pictures when I go hiking or camping, and sometimes, it is difficult to remember on what trail a picture was taken as sometimes they aren't well marked. This is especially true when you're out 16 miles from the nearest trailhead doing switchbacks on a mountain.

Hmmm suppose that could become an issue of remembering. I would suspect that in Windows at least you could delete the location meta-tag.

[ShadowCaptain]

not really bothered, my location is on facebook anyway

[Scruffy90]

I never geotag photos (ill do it manually in lightroom if the need arises). If it's being published or posted online, I usually only keep the camera/lens info in the metadata.

[.spider.]

Usually I export pictures without metadata out of lightroom.

I don't see a benefit of metadata.

[Williamchan87]

Out of curiosity, how many of you use a program to sanitize the metadata from you pictures, ie: remove GPS/location tags and other sensitive information

 

If you do sanitize your metadata, which application do you guys use/recommend? How about for bulk photos?

Depends where you are posting the picture too, if its a large competition and their isnt any metadata you lose your qualifications, if its on like facebook or something, your metadata gets lost anyways, if its like flickr then whatever, makes no sense to take away metadata, unless you got the shot somewhere you should never be.