Photo privacy guide

Do WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook remove photo metadata?

Social apps may resize, recompress, or otherwise transform images, but whether metadata is retained can vary by service, feature, upload route, and app version. A platform’s current behavior is not a dependable privacy guarantee for every photo.

Prepare a clean copy before sharing

If you want to avoid sharing embedded GPS, capture, or device metadata, remove it before uploading. Image Metadata Remover creates a new JPEG, PNG, or WebP image in your browser. The image-processing code handles the file locally.

Check the actual image, too

A clean metadata file can still reveal a location or identity through visible details. Check backgrounds, signs, screens, documents, reflections, and faces before posting. Also review the privacy controls offered by the service you use.

App behavior changes over time, so this guide does not promise that any specific platform always keeps or removes metadata. If the file’s metadata matters, make a clean copy yourself instead of relying on automatic processing.