Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

Is there an android app which will remove all GPS location data from all
the photos in a folder?

The EXIF editors I have seen need you to go into an individual photo's EXIF
window and remove the location data for that photo. That is slow.

Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

On 2018-06-17 14:06, Jim-P wrote:
Is there an android app which will remove all GPS location data from all
the photos in a folder?

The EXIF editors I have seen need you to go into an individual photo's EXIF
window and remove the location data for that photo. That is slow.

For a mess of photos in a given folder exiftool can remove all location
data (and/or other metadata) with a single command line instruction.
Very fast, too.

Say your photos are all in:

/Users/Jim/Pictures/TheRoadTrip

Go to that folder in a terminal window

//this is a Mac or Linux command; in Windows correct as needed.

cd ~/Pictures/TheRoadTrip

exiftool -gps:all= *.jpg

OR

exiftool "-gps*=" *.jpg

use the 2nd one if XMP is being used for location data within the files.

You can use it on raw files too (*.dng, etc.)

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Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

In article , Alan Browne
wrote:

Is there an android app which will remove all GPS location data from all
the photos in a folder?

The EXIF editors I have seen need you to go into an individual photo's EXIF
window and remove the location data for that photo. That is slow.

For a mess of photos in a given folder exiftool can remove all location
data (and/or other metadata) with a single command line instruction.
Very fast, too.

except that won't work particularly well on android, as in not at all.

however, there are android apps that can batch remove exif. a search
finds a bunch.

Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

On 2018-06-17 15:31, nospam wrote:
In article , Alan Browne
wrote:

Is there an android app which will remove all GPS location data from all
the photos in a folder?

The EXIF editors I have seen need you to go into an individual photo's EXIF
window and remove the location data for that photo. That is slow.

For a mess of photos in a given folder exiftool can remove all location
data (and/or other metadata) with a single command line instruction.
Very fast, too.

except that won't work particularly well on android, as in not at all.

however, there are android apps that can batch remove exif. a search
finds a bunch.

Assumed he would do it on a PC. Missed the " ...android app" bit.


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"2/3 of Donald Trump's wives were immigrants. Proof that we
need immigrants to do jobs that most Americans wouldn't do."
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Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 15:27:35 -0400, Alan Browne wrote:

On 2018-06-17 14:06, Jim-P wrote:
[5 quoted lines suppressed]

For a mess of photos in a given folder exiftool can remove all location
data (and/or other metadata) with a single command line instruction.
Very fast, too.

Say your photos are all in:
/Users/Jim/Pictures/TheRoadTrip
Go to that folder in a terminal window
//this is a Mac or Linux command; in Windows correct as needed.
cd ~/Pictures/TheRoadTrip
exiftool -gps:all= *.jpg

OR

exiftool "-gps*=" *.jpg
use the 2nd one if XMP is being used for location data within the files.
You can use it on raw files too (*.dng, etc.)

I have many Windows tools which will remove EXIF data, including EXIFtool
which I like for its drag and drop option, and some will do it in bulk.

However I can't find a bulk EXIF remover for Android. In fact all I want
is a bulk EXIF location tag remover for Android and I haven't come across
one.

There must be a demand for such a thing because Android is very invasive
and shares personal data too readily.

Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

In article , Jim-P
wrote:

exiftool "-gps*=" *.jpg
use the 2nd one if XMP is being used for location data within the files.
You can use it on raw files too (*.dng, etc.)

I have many Windows tools which will remove EXIF data, including EXIFtool
which I like for its drag and drop option, and some will do it in bulk.

exiftool is a command line tool and therefore has no drag and drop
capability, other than what the shell itself provides.

there are third party tools that may have drag and drop and which use
exiftool under the hood.

However I can't find a bulk EXIF remover for Android. In fact all I want
is a bulk EXIF location tag remover for Android and I haven't come across
one.

then you haven't looked.

a search brings up quite a few options.

There must be a demand for such a thing because Android is very invasive
and shares personal data too readily.

those who put a priority on privacy don't use android, for that very
reason.

Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

On Jun 18, 2018, Jim-P wrote
(in article ):

On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 15:27:35 -0400, Alan Browne wrote:

On 2018-06-17 14:06, Jim-P wrote:
[5 quoted lines suppressed]

For a mess of photos in a given folder exiftool can remove all location
data (and/or other metadata) with a single command line instruction.
Very fast, too.

Say your photos are all in:
/Users/Jim/Pictures/TheRoadTrip
Go to that folder in a terminal window
//this is a Mac or Linux command; in Windows correct as needed.
cd ~/Pictures/TheRoadTrip
exiftool -gps:all= *.jpg

OR

exiftool "-gps*=" *.jpg
use the 2nd one if XMP is being used for location data within the files.
You can use it on raw files too (*.dng, etc.)

I have many Windows tools which will remove EXIF data, including EXIFtool
which I like for its drag and drop option, and some will do it in bulk.

However I can't find a bulk EXIF remover for Android. In fact all I want
is a bulk EXIF location tag remover for Android and I haven't come across
one.

There must be a demand for such a thing because Android is very invasive
and shares personal data too readily.

A Google search leads me down this path:
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/featur...m-photos-view-
edit-exif-android-windows-mac-iphone-1821872

or
https://tinyurl.com/y9bed23v

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....photoexifedit
or&hl=en_US

https://www.guidingtech.com/31763/remove-geo-location-exif-data/

--

Regards,
Savageduck

Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

In article ,
Whisky-dave wrote:

There must be a demand for such a thing because Android is very invasive
and shares personal data too readily.

those who put a priority on privacy don't use android, for that very
reason.

On a financial program I was half listening too, they wwere discussing the
differncies between Apple pay and the andriod equivalent.
They said with Andriod the data collected is passed to 3rd parties for
analysis and targeted advertising , whereas Apple (although I was unsure as
to how it works) pay the CC financial companies real money for the service
provided rather than give away your data.
Now as I don't use either system as yet it doesn't worry me paetucually but
others it seems value their privacy so maybe this tyope of things should be
more widely known about as I hadn't heard how these two systems were
impletmented.
If it's true that is.

mostly true

apple is just a conduit to process the transaction between the bank and
the merchant, and they have repeatedly stated they do *not* want nor
keep purchase data.

google, being in the advertising business, tracks what you buy and uses
it to better target ads.

also keep in mind that the card issuer knows what you buy and where you
buy it and does monetize your buying habits. they've been doing that
for *years*, long before there was an apple/google pay.

stores also track it, although they may not always know your name. for
instance, the coupons on the back of the receipt are based on what you
bought previously.

Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:25:43 -0400, nospam wrote:

In article , Jim-P
wrote:

exiftool "-gps*=" *.jpg
use the 2nd one if XMP is being used for location data within the files.
You can use it on raw files too (*.dng, etc.)

I have many Windows tools which will remove EXIF data, including EXIFtool
which I like for its drag and drop option, and some will do it in bulk.

exiftool is a command line tool and therefore has no drag and drop
capability, other than what the shell itself provides.

If you create a shortcut to "exiftool(-k).exe" then you can drag and drop
your jpg files onto it and it will report the values in a window. I have a
shortcut to Exiftool in my Windows taskbar to do this.

there are third party tools that may have drag and drop and which use
exiftool under the hood.

However I can't find a bulk EXIF remover for Android. In fact all I want
is a bulk EXIF location tag remover for Android and I haven't come across
one.

then you haven't looked.

I have looked and installed several of the apps I found but none do what I
asked for. Why would I waste my time asking here if I could find apps for
myself more quickly than it takes to write a message?

a search brings up quite a few options.

I think you are referring to something other than what I am looking for. I
posted: Is there an android app which will remove all GPS location data
from all the photos in a folder? The EXIF editors I have seen need you to
go into an individual photo's EXIF window and remove the location data for
that photo.

There must be a demand for such a thing because Android is very invasive
and shares personal data too readily.

those who put a priority on privacy don't use android, for that very
reason.

Android app to remove all location data in bulk
 

In article , Jim-P
wrote:

exiftool "-gps*=" *.jpg
use the 2nd one if XMP is being used for location data within the files.
You can use it on raw files too (*.dng, etc.)

I have many Windows tools which will remove EXIF data, including EXIFtool
which I like for its drag and drop option, and some will do it in bulk.

exiftool is a command line tool and therefore has no drag and drop
capability, other than what the shell itself provides.

If you create a shortcut to "exiftool(-k).exe" then you can drag and drop
your jpg files onto it and it will report the values in a window. I have a
shortcut to Exiftool in my Windows taskbar to do this.

that's a wrapper around exiftool which provides a window and drag/drop.

there are third party tools that may have drag and drop and which use
exiftool under the hood.

However I can't find a bulk EXIF remover for Android. In fact all I want
is a bulk EXIF location tag remover for Android and I haven't come across
one.

then you haven't looked.

I have looked and installed several of the apps I found but none do what I
asked for.

then keep looking, or refine your search terms to get better results.

Why would I waste my time asking here if I could find apps for
myself more quickly than it takes to write a message?

because it's easier to have other people do the work.

a search brings up quite a few options.

I think you are referring to something other than what I am looking for. I
posted: Is there an android app which will remove all GPS location data
from all the photos in a folder? The EXIF editors I have seen need you to
go into an individual photo's EXIF window and remove the location data for
that photo.

some might, while others can process a batch.

however, doing that on an android device is not ideal.