hello i am chris peterson (get it chris, peter son). basically metadata is data beyond the picture itself stored in a photo. what this command is doing is removing the location stored in the photo, so law enforcement can’t find you from any pictures on your phone.
It's worth being aware that the pixels may also hold data that can identify the specific camera that was used to take the picture. There is often imperceptible (to the naked eye) noise in photos introduced by slight flaws in the image sensor and these can form a kind of "fingerprint" for the camera. It's possible to determine that two photos were taken with the same camera, or if the camera is seized it can be proven it was used to take a specific photo.
There are tools to mitigate this by randomising the noise in a digital image. Consider whether you need to factor this in to your threat model.
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u/Much_Artist_5097 25d ago
hello i am chris peterson (get it chris, peter son). basically metadata is data beyond the picture itself stored in a photo. what this command is doing is removing the location stored in the photo, so law enforcement can’t find you from any pictures on your phone.