Does Your Photo Have Your Location In It?
Probably, yes. Most phone and camera photos embed the exact GPS coordinates of where they were taken, along with the device model and timestamp, in hidden EXIF data. Sharing that photo on a dating app, a marketplace listing, or social media can quietly reveal where you were — or where you live — to anyone who checks.
Check if a specific photo has your location
On an iPhone, open the photo in the Photos app and swipe up to see its info panel — a location will show a small map if GPS data is present. On Android, open the photo's details or "info" menu the same way. Or skip the hunting: drop the file into Blindfold below and it shows you every hidden field, including GPS coordinates, before you remove anything.
Remove it — free, in your browser
Drag your photo into Blindfold. It strips GPS coordinates, device info, and timestamps client-side — meaning the cleaning happens on your device, not on a server — and gives you a cleaned file to download. No account, no sign-up, no upload of your original photo anywhere.
Why this is safer than most metadata removers
Many online metadata tools work by uploading your photo to a server, stripping the data there, and sending the cleaned file back. That means the original — GPS coordinates included — passed through someone else's server first.
Blindfold never uploads the file at all. It runs in a Web Worker, a browser technology that processes the file entirely on your own device. The image never leaves your browser, so there's no server that ever sees it, and nothing to trust beyond the code running in the tab. When you close the tab, nothing remains.
Frequently asked questions
Does my phone really put my location in every photo?
Yes, by default. Most phones and cameras embed GPS coordinates, along with the device model and the exact timestamp, directly into the photo file as EXIF metadata. It's invisible when you look at the image, but it travels with the file wherever you send it — including to dating apps, marketplace listings, and social media, unless the platform strips it on upload (many don't).
Does this work on iPhone photos?
Yes. iPhone photos (HEIC exported as JPEG, or JPEG/PNG directly) carry the same EXIF GPS fields as Android photos, and Blindfold reads and removes them the same way.
Is it really free?
Yes. Removing GPS and other EXIF data from JPEG, PNG, and WebP photos is free, with no account required — up to 10 files a day. Pro ($5/month) adds PDF, DOCX, PPTX and XLSX support, AI-image metadata removal, and batch processing.
Does removing metadata change the photo quality?
No. Metadata is separate from the image data itself — removing it doesn't touch a single pixel. The photo looks identical; only the hidden data attached to the file is gone.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Blindfold runs entirely in your browser using a Web Worker, a browser feature that processes the file locally on your device. There's nothing to install and nothing to upload.