How to use Windows to wipe your location data from a photo

Your photos may do more than hint at where you were—they can outright tell other people your exact location. A snoop just has to know where to look.

Smartphones and modern cameras can add your location to the EXIF data embedded in the photo. This info is not immediately visible, but it can be viewed by looking at the photo’s properties. Your photos may have this data attached on purpose or by accident—either way, the setting to save this information would be switched on in your camera app.