[diebeforei485]

You lose useful features like finding photos based on location if you don't remember the date it was taken.

I think the better option is:

(1) Make it obvious when location data is being included with a photograph, and exclude it by default - especially if the app doesn't already have Precise Location access.

(2) Apps that manage your entire photo library and all its EXIF data (think Amazon Photos / Google Photos, or an app to bulk import photos from a DSLR camera or something) should have to apply to Apple to get that specific entitlement- and social media apps should not qualify. But in this case, they shouldn't need Precise Location access to get access to all the EXIF data.

Personally, I use a Shortcut to be able to share photos without metadata. It works very well. It's the one included with iVerify, but there are free ones in the Shortcuts library.

[helsinkiandrew]

Yes, the iOS photo library API should really strip out the EXIF data before passing to apps unless the user has let them have access to it - I bet this will be added at some point.

Facebook would like to access your photos:

  Select Photos

  All Photos

  Strip location and other metadata

[diebeforei485]

The issue with tying metadata access to the Location permission is genuine Photo Library apps (eg. from Amazon / Google) typically are not given Precise Location access. There are some edge cases that need to be considered carefully, but there has been a lot of inaction from Apple on this issue - for years!

[andylynch]

This option does comes up when sharing from the Photos app - I think this in possibly new in 14.5?

The manage photos screen in apps does say metadata is included, but doesn’t yet give an option to strip it.

[ViViDboarder]

The option to strip location and other metadata when sharing has been there for several years now.

I believe the issue lies in giving apps permission to access photos directly. This bypasses the share sheet and you never see this option.

[bombcar]

They already handle stripping Live Photos (removing the video) so they should be able to strip other metadata.