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We will talk about a technically complicated topic like the Exif. However, we will try to deal with it, as always, in very simple way. We present you Scrambled Exif, an application for Android which will help you a little if you're looking for a little online privacy.
Let's start from the beginning. When we take a photograph with our mobile phone, a file is saved, generally a jpg with our photo. What many people ignore, however, is that this file can contain a lot of information, called Exif. More commonly known as metadata. And what does this metadata contain? Lots of information that can help someone to even trace our identity.
How does it work? Information relating to the photograph taken is inserted together with the file. They are added for example the date And the time of the shot. Even all the camera settings like the cell phone model with which the photograph was taken ed other technical information (focal length, aperture and shutter speed etc). But above all it is also inserted, perhaps without us knowing because we don't look at the settings, also the GPS position of the shot taken.
For those who want, you can find a little more information on this in this article BBC called The hidden fingerprint inside your photos. It's in English but you can translate it with DeepL or with the extension Mate Translate.
With Scrambled Exif your personal information is safe
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As long as this information circulates among family or friends, it obviously does not cause us particular concern. Who cares if my mom knows where I took the photo and what cell phone I use? However, things are starting to look different if we are in the habit of posting photographs online. On social networks, Exifs are often removed automatically, but if we insert photos in some forum or if we have to send them perhaps to someone we have met on the internet recently, the situation can change.
On this occasion, in fact, we are giving away valuable personal information to someone who could prove dangerous and could use them in some way against us. This is why it can be very important delete all metadata of our photographs before posting them online. To make you understand the importance of Exifs, consider that it is even possible to find your lost camera, or at least that's what it promises Stolen Camera Finder.
It is precisely on this occasion that he comes to our rescue Scrambled Exif. This application for Android, Open source And free, it will erase all metadata present in the photograph we want to share. Its use, moreover, is really simple and of immediate understanding for anyone. In fact, it will be enough to select the photo we want to share, press the share button and then press on Scrambled Exif. The sharing menu will immediately reappear: now your photo is without metadata and you can share it wherever you want! This way your photo will be totally without metadata and anonymous. You won't have to worry about sharing with strangers valuable personal information. Without prejudice to pay attention to details which we also unintentionally insert into photographs.
Don't be fooled by the name which means "scrambled/scattered". It is indeed a play on words with scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs. Exif in fact, in English, it is read eggsif which looks a lot like an egg. Actually the metadata with this application comes totally removed and not "scrambled"!
Imagepipe
Thanks for your suggestion 1 inside the LeAlternative Telegram group we also suggest the use of Imagepipe. This application is also Open source 2 it is free and allows you to remove Exifs. It also allows editing such as cutting and rotating images.
Metadata Remover
This suggestion also comes from Telegram. Metadata Remover it is currently only available via IzzyOnDroid. It has a little more features than Scrambled Exif, for example you can open each photo individually and see what metadata is present.
•Per Windows, Linux e macOS possiamo provare ExifCleaner
You must share a photo from Windows/Linux/macOS? No problem! The application exists ExifCleaner, Always Open source And free beyond that multi-platform!
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