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I’ve been looking more closely at image metadata lately and was surprised how often GPS coordinates are still embedded in photos people share publicly.

Outside of major social networks, many platforms (forums, blogs, marketplaces, email, messaging apps) don’t reliably strip EXIF data, and GPS location seems to be the most sensitive part that goes unnoticed.

I’m curious how people here think about this in practice: – Do you assume photos you share still contain location data? – Have you ever seen real-world privacy or security issues caused by GPS metadata in images? – Do you rely on platforms to remove metadata, or do you clean images yourself before sharing?

Interested in perspectives from people working with security, OSINT, journalism, or anyone who’s learned about this the hard way.