Nolan LawsonApr 9, 2017

So I thought it'd be a cool privacy feature for Mastodon to automatically strip EXIF metadata from photos (e.g. GPS latlong, date, etc.). Turns out Eugen already thought of that! 😁 https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/85

I even checked some uploaded photos with ImageMagick; they're all empty! BTW here's the EXIF data from a typical photo I took on my Nexus 5X. I really did have to make the text that small to fit.

Show threadParker Higgins

Very cool that Mastodon strips EXIF data as a privacy-protective measure. Did you know that some copyright maximalists have argued that doing so could jeopardize a platform's DMCA safe harbor protections? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/eff-supports-cafepress-safe-harbor-claim

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Apr 9, 2017 at 4:38amWeb