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Remove Metadata from Image

20190907 When sharing photos publicly it could be useful to ensure there is no personal information included in the metadata. Such metadata can be removed before sharing the photo.

$ exiftool photo.jpg
ExifTool Version Number         : 10.80
File Name                       : photo.jpg
Directory                       : .
File Size                       : 47 kB
...
File Permissions                : rw-r-----
File Type                       : JPEG
File Type Extension             : jpg
MIME Type                       : image/jpeg
JFIF Version                    : 1.01
Exif Byte Order                 : Little-endian (Intel, II)
Make                            : samsung
Camera Model Name               : SM-G930F
Orientation                     : Horizontal (normal)
X Resolution                    : 72
Y Resolution                    : 72
Resolution Unit                 : inches
Software                        : GIMP 2.8.22
...
Y Cb Cr Positioning             : Centered
Exposure Time                   : 1/50
F Number                        : 1.7
Exposure Program                : Program AE
ISO                             : 100
Exif Version                    : 0220
...
Image Width                     : 153
Image Height                    : 600
Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample                 : 8
Color Components                : 3
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:4:0 (1 2)
Aperture                        : 1.7
Flash                           : No Flash
Image Size                      : 153x600
Megapixels                      : 0.092
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 6.2
Shutter Speed                   : 1/50
...
Hyperfocal Distance             : 2.14 m
Light Value                     : 7.2

$ exiftool --all= photo.jpg
    1 image files updated

$ exiftool photo.jpg
ExifTool Version Number         : 10.80
File Name                       : photo.jpg
Directory                       : .
File Size                       : 40 kB
...
File Permissions                : rw-r-----
File Type                       : JPEG
File Type Extension             : jpg
MIME Type                       : image/jpeg
Image Width                     : 153
Image Height                    : 600
Encoding Process                : Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample                 : 8
Color Components                : 3
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling            : YCbCr4:4:0 (1 2)
Image Size                      : 153x600
Megapixels                      : 0.092


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