EXIF Data

Viewing EXIF Data

EXIF - Exchangeable Image File

EXIF data can provide a lot of information. It’s data in a phone that can be tied back to the person who took the photo. It can tell you a location, device, and other details.

Sites for viewing EXIF data

jimpl.com
exifdata.com
exif.tools
exif.regex.info - offline

Linux command line tool:

exiftool image.jpg

Remove exif data

Sites: jimpl.com/remove-exif

Command Line: Install exiftool

sudo apt install libimage-exiftool-perl

Run in a directory to remove data from all images including subdirectories:

exiftool -overwrite_original -recurse -all= *

Using exiftool to remove data can take a while depending on how many images there are.

GPS Coordinates

Can get GPS coordinates if they exist in the photo data and search.
gps-coordinates.net

Can use google maps to get an overhead view (when searching for physical weaknesses, etc).