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by hderms 1191 days ago
Hey there! Thanks for your comment. What do you specifically mean by rescale/watermark/scrub content to protect users from themselves?
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This is done mainly to strip off meta/EXIF/GPS Data, and mitigate other format violations often used to cause "trouble". Resampling/transcoding also tends to corrupt steganography utilities, thrash user hardware thumbprints, and standardize the web experience by excluding unsafe formats in favor of well-tested efficient traditional codecs.

Specifics preclude the multifaceted nature of the policy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMwBwFj5nQ

Happy computing =)