Photo privacy checklist
Before you post a photo, check what it reveals
Use this checklist when you share family photos, marketplace listings, travel images, client files, research screenshots, or anything that could expose private location and device details.
1. Inspect the basics
- ✓Camera make and model. Useful for photography, but sometimes too specific for public posts.
- ✓Lens, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and focal length. Safe for most sharing, useful for learning and cataloguing.
- ✓Date and time. Remove it if the timing of the photo is sensitive.
2. Check GPS first
- ✓If GPS exists, view it on the map before you publish.
- ✓Remove GPS from home, school, workplace, hotel, event, and family photos.
- ✓Keep GPS only when the location is already public and useful to the viewer.
3. Look for hidden identifiers
- ✓Camera serial number. Remove it for public posts and resale listings.
- ✓Owner name or author fields. Remove them unless you intentionally want attribution.
- ✓Software tags. They can reveal editing tools, workflow, or automation.
4. Decide before sharing
- ✓For casual public sharing, strip metadata and upload the clean copy.
- ✓For client or research work, export metadata before stripping so you keep your records.
- ✓For batches, clean the whole folder before upload instead of checking every image manually.
EXIF Viewer workflow
A fast repeatable process
- 1
Right-click the image or drop the file into the popup.
- 2
Review camera, exposure, date, GPS, and privacy report.
- 3
Copy or export fields if you need an audit trail.
- 4
Strip metadata and share the clean copy.