I’ve been thinking about how much hidden context photos carry today.
Beyond the image itself, many photos include GPS location, timestamps,
device info, and other metadata that isn’t visible unless you inspect the file.
It feels like a lot of people assume platforms handle this automatically,
but in practice photos are often shared via email, forums, support tickets,
docs, or cloud storage where metadata stays intact.
Curious how people here approach this:
– Do you treat photos as sensitive files by default?
– Have you seen real privacy or security issues caused by EXIF/GPS data?
– Do you rely on platforms to strip metadata, or do you handle it yourself?
Interested in perspectives from security, infra, OSINT, or anyone who’s
changed how they think about “harmless” images.
Beyond the image itself, many photos include GPS location, timestamps, device info, and other metadata that isn’t visible unless you inspect the file.
It feels like a lot of people assume platforms handle this automatically, but in practice photos are often shared via email, forums, support tickets, docs, or cloud storage where metadata stays intact.
Curious how people here approach this:
– Do you treat photos as sensitive files by default? – Have you seen real privacy or security issues caused by EXIF/GPS data? – Do you rely on platforms to strip metadata, or do you handle it yourself?
Interested in perspectives from security, infra, OSINT, or anyone who’s changed how they think about “harmless” images.