Remove Camera & Device Info from Photos

Your photos name the exact camera or phone that took them — down to the serial number. Remove that device fingerprint locally before sharing.

Why this matters

Beyond location, EXIF stores a detailed device profile: the camera make and model, the lens make and model, and frequently a body or lens serial number. Together these form a fingerprint that is unique, or nearly unique, to your equipment.

That fingerprint links photos across the internet. Two images posted to different accounts that share the same camera serial number can be tied to the same person — a real concern for journalists, sources, activists and anyone posting anonymously.

MetaScrub removes the make, model, lens and serial-number fields along with the rest of the EXIF block, in your browser. The cleaned photo carries no device identity, so separate posts can no longer be fingerprinted back to one camera.

What this metadata leaks

How to do it with MetaScrub

1. Open the MetaScrub cleaner and drop in the photo you want to de-fingerprint.
2. Review the metadata panel — it shows the camera make and model, lens model and any body or lens serial number embedded in the file.
3. Click "Clean" to remove those device fields along with the rest of the EXIF block, entirely in your browser with no upload.
4. Download the cleaned photo; with no make, model or serial number left, it can no longer be linked to your other shots from the same camera.

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