Safe Metadata Policy 2025 — EXIF Stripping, Autorotate, and Privacy by Default
Published: Sep 18, 2025 · Reading time: 1 min · By Unified Image Tools Editorial
Modern pipelines should default to stripping sensitive metadata (geotags), fix orientation via EXIF, and only retain what’s critical for your workflow.
Minimal Policy
- Remove GPS/location and device identifiers.
- Apply autorotate, then clear orientation flag to prevent double-rotation downstream.
- Keep only what your pipeline uses (copyright, basic tags) — retain master with full metadata.
Tooling
- Clean + autorotate: EXIF Clean + Autorotate
- Preserve specific fields on batch convert: Advanced Converter
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