Question 1

What privacy information is hidden in images?

Accepted Answer

Photos taken by phones and cameras often embed EXIF metadata, which may include GPS location, date and time, camera brand and model, lens, and processing software. Posting original images online allows others to read this information to infer your whereabouts and device, posing a privacy risk.

Question 2

How does the cleaning process work? Will it affect image quality?

Accepted Answer

The tool redraws the image onto a canvas and re-encodes it for export. This process retains only pixels and discards all metadata. For PNG, it's lossless re-encoding with no quality loss; for JPEG, it's re-encoded at high quality (95%), with virtually no difference to the naked eye. The exported image's visible content is identical to the original but contains no EXIF information.

Question 3

Will the image be uploaded to the server?

Accepted Answer

No. Metadata detection and cleanup are all done locally in your browser, so images are not uploaded or recorded. It can be used offline to maximize privacy protection.

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