Photo privacy check: see and remove hidden photo data
Drop in a photo to see what it quietly says about you: the exact place it was taken, the phone that took it, and when. Then save a clean copy without them. It all happens in your browser; the photo is never uploaded.
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What a photo can reveal
Phones and cameras write extra details into every photo file, mostly as EXIF data. You don't see them in the picture, but anyone who gets the original file can read them.
| Hidden detail | What it looks like | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Location (GPS) | 28.612900, 77.229500 | Points to the exact spot, such as your home, school or workplace. |
| Date and time | 2026-10-14 09:41 | Shows when you were there. |
| Phone or camera | Make, model, lens and settings | Identifies the device, and links photos taken with it. |
| Names and serial numbers | Owner name, camera serial number | Can tie a photo to a person or one particular camera. |
| Apps and captions | Editing app, comments, keywords | Shows which apps touched the photo, and any text added to it. |
| Embedded preview | A small copy inside the file | Can still show the original after you crop the photo. |
| AI and content labels | IPTC source type, Content Credentials | Say whether an image was captured, edited or generated. |
How the check works
- Reading: the page opens the file with your browser's own code and reads the EXIF, GPS, XMP and text blocks inside it. Nothing from the photo is sent anywhere.
- Cleaning: for JPEG, PNG and WebP, the hidden blocks are taken out and the picture is copied unchanged, so there's no quality loss. A JPEG keeps only its rotation tag, so it still shows the right way up.
- Checking: before the clean copy downloads, the page reads it again and tells you if anything is left.
Stop your camera saving location
Most Android camera apps have a setting called Save location, Location tags or similar in the camera's own settings. Turn it off and new photos won't record where they were taken. Photos you've already taken keep their location until you remove it, for example with the check above.
In One Camera, location is off unless you turn it on, and if you do, it's written only into your photo file. There's no account, and your photos and videos never leave your phone. The details are in the One Camera privacy policy.
Sharing photos safely
- Messaging apps often remove hidden details when they compress a photo, but sending it as a document or file usually keeps the original with everything in it.
- Email attachments and cloud links usually send the original file, details included.
- When in doubt, check a copy here first, or share a clean copy.
Want to keep apps from analysing your photos in other ways? See photo apps that don't scan your photos with AI.
Questions
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The page reads the file with your browser's own code, on your device. Nothing from the photo is sent anywhere, and once the page has loaded it works with the internet switched off.
Does removing the data lower the quality?
Not for JPEG, PNG and WebP: the hidden blocks are taken out and the picture itself is copied unchanged. Other formats your browser can open, such as AVIF, are saved again as a high-quality JPEG.
Why does the clean copy keep the rotation?
Many phones store a photo sideways and add a tag that says which way up to show it. Without that tag the photo would appear rotated, so a clean JPEG keeps that one tag and nothing else.
Can it clean RAW (DNG) or HEIC files?
It can show what they contain. A browser can't safely rewrite a RAW file, so export a JPEG from your photo editor and clean that. HEIC can only be cleaned in browsers that can open HEIC, such as Safari.
Does the clean copy remove AI or Content Credentials labels?
Yes. The clean copy drops IPTC source labels and Content Credentials (C2PA) along with the other hidden data. If you need to show where an image came from, keep the original as well.
Why does my photo show no location?
Location was off in the camera when it was taken, the photo is a screenshot, or an app removed the details when it was shared. Many messaging and social apps remove them.