Metadata & photo privacy
Plain-English guides to understanding, reading and removing the hidden data in your photos.
iOS 27 Puts an AI Photo Editor in Every Pocket. Can You Still Tell?
Clean Up, Extend and Reframe land on the iPhone in September. Here's what iOS 27 actually changes about photos — and what a file's metadata can still tell you once editing is this easy.
Read
How to Compress a Photo to 100 KB (Without the Guesswork)
Application forms want a photo under 100 KB, and quality sliders make you guess. Here's why the slider is the wrong control, what to do instead, and how to keep the picture sharp.
Read
HEIC vs JPG: Why Your iPhone Photos Won't Open on Windows
Your iPhone saves photos as HEIC, and half the internet still can't read it. Here's what the format is, why Apple switched, and what actually happens to the file when you convert it.
Read
How to Tell If a Photo Has Been Edited
Metadata can show that a file was opened and resaved, and it is the fastest check available. Here's what to look for, using a real edited photo, and where the method stops working.
Read
Can Someone Find Your Location From a Photo?
Short answer: often yes, down to a few meters. Here's exactly what a photo stores about where you were, how precise it really is, and how to check and remove it before you post.
Read
How to See When a Photo Was Taken
The date your file manager shows is often wrong. Here's how to find the real capture time on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac, and how to tell when it can't be trusted.
Read
Does Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp Remove EXIF Data?
Which social networks strip your photo metadata, which keep it, and why you shouldn't rely on them for privacy.
Read
How to Remove EXIF Data From Your Photos
A step-by-step guide to removing EXIF and GPS metadata from photos on any device, without losing image quality.
Read
What Is EXIF Data? A Plain-English Guide
EXIF is the hidden metadata your camera writes into every photo. Here's what it contains, why it matters, and how to view or remove it.
Read