Modern phones geotag every photo with precise GPS coordinates — often accurate to a few meters. Share an unscrubbed photo and anyone can read exactly where it was taken: your home, your kid's school, your workplace. Messaging apps and email keep this data intact, unlike some social networks that strip it on upload.
Before sharing photos of your home, family, or travel plans, check for location tags and remove them. The faymox viewer flags GPS data with an explicit privacy warning, then strips the entire EXIF block — including coordinates — in one click. All local, nothing uploaded.
Remove GPS data in 3 steps
- Drop the photo into the EXIF Viewer and look for the GPS privacy warning.
- Remove all EXIF data with one click.
- Share the cleaned copy with confidence.
FAQ
How do I know if my photo has location data?
Drop it into the viewer above — if GPS tags exist, you'll see a highlighted privacy warning showing the coordinates.
Do Instagram or Facebook remove location data?
Most major social networks strip EXIF on upload. But photos shared via messaging apps, email, AirDrop, or cloud links usually keep it — which is exactly when scrubbing matters.
Can I stop my iPhone tagging locations?
Yes: Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera > Never. This only affects future photos; existing ones still need scrubbing.