1/ 🛑 Remove metadata from photos before sending them is MANDATORY. https://blossom.primal.net/0b21964285376bc4e7b5c095e35964efbde90c3a0a8e96c07e15f9dee3f47222.webp
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2/ 🐧 On Linux:
Install:
sudo apt install mat2
Right‑click a file → Remove metadata ✅
3/ 🔐 On GrapheneOS:
Install ExifEraser from the Aurora/Accrescent store.
Open → add photo/video → Remove metadata ✅
4/ 🍏 On macOS:
Option A — ImageOptim (GUI): download imageoptim.com → drag photos in → click Strip metadata 🖼️➡️🧹
Option B — ExifTool (CLI):
brew install exiftool
Then:
exiftool -all= photo.jpg
(creates photo.jpg_original — delete if desired) 💻
5/ 🪟 On Windows:
Quick but unreliable: Photos app (Edit → Save a copy) 🟡
Best: ExifTool from exiftool.org and run:
exiftool -all= photo.jpg ✅