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Show HN: I'm working on a Chrome extension for viewing EXIF data of images

#1
I started this because similar Chrome extensions were paywalling features and I wanted a free, open source alternative. I'm new to this, so I would appreciate feedback and tips if anyone has some!

Show HN: I'm working on a Chrome extension for viewing EXIF data of images
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checks out for me, just spot checked this image https://github.com/ianare/exif-samples/blob/master/jpg/Canon.... I loaded as an unpacked extension, works great so far.

Looks good too for imgur which typically has no metadata on the images https://imgur.com/i2iHgAI https://i.imgur.com/i2iHgAI.jpeg

Thank you for this useful extension.

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A lot of folks accepting image uploads don't realize they need to remove the exif data from the images, as that often leaks gps coordinates if they were taken using a cell phone. With imagemagick, you can use the `-strip` flag[0] when processing the images to remove that info.

[0] https://imagemagick.org/script/command-line-options.php#stri...

Re: Show HN: I'm working on a Chrome extension for viewing EXIF data of images

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A lot of folks accepting image uploads don't realize they need to remove the exif data from the images, as that often leaks gps coordinates if they were taken using a cell phone. With imagemagick, you can use the `-strip` flag[0] when processing the images to remove that info. [0] https://imagemagick.org/script/command-line-options.php#stri...

A responsible site will strip this on the user’s behalf, but no one should rely on that.

If I want to be lazy about it and quality doesn’t matter, I’ll take a screenshot as a quick way to strip EXIF data, the location being the key piece I want gone.

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A lot of folks accepting image uploads don't realize they need to remove the exif data from the images, as that often leaks gps coordinates if they were taken using a cell phone. With imagemagick, you can use the `-strip` flag[0] when processing the images to remove that info. [0] https://imagemagick.org/script/command-line-options.php#stri...

It's shame all exif info is stripped. I like to see the camera info, such as focal length, aperture and what lens too for interchangeable lens cameras.

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A lot of folks accepting image uploads don't realize they need to remove the exif data from the images, as that often leaks gps coordinates if they were taken using a cell phone. With imagemagick, you can use the `-strip` flag[0] when processing the images to remove that info. [0] https://imagemagick.org/script/command-line-options.php#stri...

IIRC This is how John McAfee's location was leaked when he was on the run, a Vice reporter took a selfie with him and uploaded it to the website without stripping the EXIF data

Re: Show HN: I'm working on a Chrome extension for viewing EXIF data of images

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A lot of folks accepting image uploads don't realize they need to remove the exif data from the images, as that often leaks gps coordinates if they were taken using a cell phone. With imagemagick, you can use the `-strip` flag[0] when processing the images to remove that info. [0] https://imagemagick.org/script/command-line-options.php#stri...

A responsible site will strip this on the user’s behalf, but no one should rely on that. If I want to be lazy about it and quality doesn’t matter, I’ll take a screenshot as a quick way to strip EXIF data, the location being the key piece I want gone.

I don't grant my camera app location permissions, so the images are never tagged with gps in the first place, but I also will screen shot pictures before sending them anywhere.

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checks out for me, just spot checked this image https://github.com/ianare/exif-samples/blob/master/jpg/Canon... . I loaded as an unpacked extension, works great so far. Looks good too for imgur which typically has no metadata on the images https://imgur.com/i2iHgAI https://i.imgur.com/i2iHgAI.jpeg Thank you for this useful extension.

Glad it worked for you - thanks for the feedback!
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