How Cloud Services Handle Your Photo Metadata (and What They Keep After You Delete the Original)

iCloud, Google Photos and Dropbox each store your photo EXIF data differently. What they keep on their servers, how long it stays after you delete, and what sharing actually exposes.

Published 28 August 2026

What Your Camera Serial Number Says About You (and Who Reads It)

What Telegram, Signal and WhatsApp Actually Do With Photo Metadata

WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal each strip photo EXIF differently, and every one of them passes files through untouched. How each app handles your GPS data, and the send-as-file habit that leaks your location.

Published 15 August 2026

Does Your Photo Still Have GPS Data? How to Check Before You Share It

How to find the exact location baked into a photo, how to check it yourself on iPhone and Android, and what sending it through WhatsApp, Instagram, or email actually does to that data.

Published 27 July 2026