Metadata is often automatically added to an image upon creation. Most digital cameras and programs are configured to write metadata automatically. This data may contain copyright information, camera make and model, the image editor, a thumbnail image, gps location, or data and time. While it is sometimes beneficial to have those information, for instance by [...]

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Some files contain so called meta data. This is for instance the case for doc and pdf documents. They may contain information about authors but also other information like the program name used to create them, title, tags and subjects as well as comments. Sometimes you may want to remove the metadata from the files, [...]

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Many image formats support so called metadata which are shunks of information stored in the image file itself. This can include the digital camera model used to take the images, time and date the picture was taken or GPS information that tell anyone where the image was taken. Metadata takes up disk space, this can [...]

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Metadata in Word documents can reveal information that the creator of the document had no intention to distribute. This ranges from information about the author to comments and a unique identifying ID. It can lead to all kind of privacy leaks. Microsoft even recommends to distribute documents in paper form only on their website. Doc [...]

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Microsoft Pro Photo Tools is a free application for the 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows XP that provides functionality to edit the photo’s metadata. Metadata are information that are automatically added to digital images, they include information like the time the photo was taken. Microsoft Pro Photo Tools were specifically designed to provide [...]

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