EXIF is the shooting information embedded in a photo, such as the camera model, the date and time, and GPS location. Because location data can reveal where you live or go, removing it before publishing or sharing images helps protect your privacy.

No. Both viewing and removing EXIF happen entirely in your browser, and the image is never sent to any external server.

Because the image is re-encoded through a canvas when EXIF is stripped, there is a slight possibility of a change in quality, but it is usually imperceptible. This process removes JPEG EXIF data such as GPS information.