BenjaminHas

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   by BenjaminHas 9mo ago

   Agreed. In this case the bigger issue isn’t the tool itself, but awareness. Most people don’t even realize photo metadata exists or what it can expose. The decisions around sharing images get made without that context, and they rarely get r
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   by BenjaminHas 9mo ago

   This is really impressive! I love how you combined AI assistance with schematics, patents, and ROMs to recreate it.
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   by BenjaminHas 9mo ago

   Totally, that’s exactly why I made it. No installs, no downloads, and free. Metadata cleanup in seconds, zero hassle.
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   by BenjaminHas 9mo ago

   Good question! Most photo editors don’t give you full control over all metadata fields, like GPS, device info, timestamps, or custom tags. Also, most people don’t even know how to remove it manually. MetaRefresh lets you strip or edit every
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   by BenjaminHas 9mo ago

   Thanks for sharing, runtimepanic! ExifLooter looks really interesting! I like how it tackles EXIF and geolocation at scale and integrates with OpenStreetMap. That kind of tool is definitely complementary to what I built with MetaRefresh. I
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   Show HN: I made a tool to strip GPS and EXIF metadata from photos client-side(metarefresh.net)

   3 points by BenjaminHas 9mo ago|10 comments