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How paranoid you get when uploading images to publicly available websites? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by fart_pickle@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What I do is to run the exiftool to strip all the metadata from the image. Next, I check if there are any identifying details in the image like landmarks or background details (e.g. stuff on my whiteboard). And finally I check for the unwanted reflections or for the setup that could be recognised outside the community I share the photo with. Last but not least, I never share a photo in more than one place.

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[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I open the picture on my computer, then screenshot it before uploading.

That removes any association with the original picture without relying on any exif stripping that might miss a hash or weird embedded info.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Now it simply has the metadata from your home conputer.

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Print it out, scan it. Screenshot again. Post it from behind 7 proxies

[–] MonkeMischief 1 points 3 weeks ago

Surely you won't regret 7 proxies.