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Explainable risk scan

Image Privacy Checker

Check one image for location, identity, device, editing, and thumbnail clues.

SupportedJPEG · PNG · WebP
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JPEG · PNG · WebP · up to 50 MB

Checks GPS, names, device IDs, editing history, thumbnails, and nested image records.

The initial result appears fast, then one automatic full scan finishes the job.

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How to act on this result

  • Look beyond the score

    The levels are Low (0–19), Moderate (20–39), High (40–69) and Critical (70–100). This rule-based score is not the probability of identification. Read the listed fields and decide which details matter for this recipient.

  • Check what the scan covers

    Read scan coverage and warnings before relying on a low score. No detected risk does not certify an uninspected block. Faces, addresses, reflections and other visible clues are outside this metadata scan.

Images: check XMP, IPTC and text fields as well as EXIF. Dimensions, orientation and color profiles may be needed for correct display; they are not automatically private leftovers.

WHY CHECK IT

Why check image privacy?

One photo can carry an address, a name, and a device trail even when none of that appears in the pixels.

Location check

Catch exact location

A GPS pair can point to a doorway, trail, school, or home. The report shows the coordinates and the fields that supplied them.

Check an image Identity check

Follow the breadcrumbs

Names, serial numbers, original filenames, timestamps, and editing IDs can link an image to a person, device, or project.

See the process Cleaner sharing

Make a cleaner copy

Remove supported metadata, run the same full rescan, and download the new copy with a local verification receipt.

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LOCAL, STEP BY STEP

How the privacy check works

One image. One automatic full scan. Every point links back to metadata evidence.

  1. 01

    Choose one image

    Drop a JPEG, PNG, or WebP up to 50 MB. The bytes stay in this browser tab.

  2. 02

    Verify the actual file

    The browser checks the signature, dimensions, animation state, and size before trusting the extension.

  3. 03

    Scan every supported field

    An initial view appears quickly while ExifTool WASM checks nested records, previews, and embedded metadata.

  4. 04

    Score the evidence

    GPS, names, device IDs, contact details, timestamps, and editing traces earn visible points without double-counting the same fact.

  5. 05

    Clean and check again

    Create a new local copy, scan it at the same depth, and compare removed, residual, and newly detected clues before download.

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What this score cannot see
  • Faces, text, screens, reflections, plates, uniforms, and landmarks in the visible pixels are not analyzed.
  • A low score means fewer supported metadata signals. It does not guarantee that sharing the image is safe.
  • Metadata can be edited, forged, stale, or removed, so it cannot prove who created an image or where it came from.

Frequently asked questions

Is my image uploaded or saved?

No. The image stays in this browser tab while local Workers inspect it. The file, filename, coordinates, hashes, and report are not uploaded or added to a history.

What does the checker look for?

It checks supported GPS, names, contact details, device and lens identifiers, original filenames, timestamps, editing history, persistent IDs, thumbnails, previews, and nested image records.

What does the 0–100 privacy score mean?

It is a repeatable total from visible, capped rules. Exact coordinates matter more than a camera model, and duplicate copies of the same fact do not earn the same points twice.

Can it reveal exactly where a photo was taken?

It can show stored coordinates when a valid GPS latitude and longitude pair exists. If the image has no usable GPS tags, the checker does not guess a location or contact an online map.

Does a zero score mean the image is safe to share?

No. Zero only means the supported metadata rules found no scored evidence. Faces, text, addresses, plates, screens, reflections, and landmarks in the visible pixels can still reveal private information.