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Privacy is important, but the modern world proves some really useful tools in attaching tracing data into things like images so that when you find a photo in a directory many years from now, you can place it to a point on the earth with a time stamp. | Privacy is important, but the modern world proves some really useful tools in attaching tracing data into things like images so that when you find a photo in a directory many years from now, you can place it to a point on the earth with a time stamp. | ||
Great for a trip down memory lane, but less good if you are wanting to keep your location private! | |||
So, how do you tally these two contradictory needs? Well, I keep my original photos and publish versions that have the location removed. | So, how do you tally these two contradictory needs? Well, I keep my original photos and publish versions that have the location removed. | ||
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<code>exiftool -gps* */* > myList</code> | <code>exiftool -gps* */* > myList</code> | ||
Produces a "myList" of files with the meta data. I tend to lose the other files I am not interested in, but that's to | Produces a "myList" of files with the meta data. I tend to lose the other files I am not interested in, but that's to do as little as possible! Images can be chunky, especially as some sites, like wordpress, already produce thumbnails and other copies. | ||
== Remove the meta data == | == Remove the meta data == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:13, 26 December 2025
Privacy is important, but the modern world proves some really useful tools in attaching tracing data into things like images so that when you find a photo in a directory many years from now, you can place it to a point on the earth with a time stamp.
Great for a trip down memory lane, but less good if you are wanting to keep your location private!
So, how do you tally these two contradictory needs? Well, I keep my original photos and publish versions that have the location removed.
Linux is your friend here, with a tool "exiftool".
Find files with meta data
exiftool -gps* */* > myList
Produces a "myList" of files with the meta data. I tend to lose the other files I am not interested in, but that's to do as little as possible! Images can be chunky, especially as some sites, like wordpress, already produce thumbnails and other copies.
Remove the meta data
cd to_directory_with_images_with_meta_data_to_remove
exiftool "-gps*=" *
cd ..
Work through all the directories. exiftool retains the original, so go and remove these once all the files have been processed.
rm `find . -name *_original`
Now copy over the new files to where you are publishing them.
