OPSEC: Delete File Metadata
Digital files inherently carry technical and personally identifying data that can expose your privacy or compromise operational security.
Almost everything you upload to the internet has metadata attached to it. This is everything related to a file that’s not the content itself—format, what program it came from, its creation date, and sometimes even personally identifying information.
Image files use a standard called exchangeable image format, or EXIF. When you use a phone or tablet to ca…
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