Is WebP Gaining Popularity?
WebP files are typically 25–35% smaller than JPEG at the same visual quality, and browser support is near-universal. The metadata questions do not go away.
A new direction — deep digital media forensics
After some time away, the work is moving in a new direction. Hueyify has been paused. The story behind that is personal, and it’s told in full at kennethbspringer.au/our-story. The …
Check Photos for Identifying Metadata
Stripping EXIF feels like the end of the problem. It is not. Metadata hides in more places than EXIF, and a photo can be identified from its own contents.
Facebook’s Hidden FBMD Photo Tag
While analysing photo metadata I found an IPTC “Special Instructions” field beginning with FBMD, added during upload to Facebook — and why that matters.
Are Blacked-Out Photos Really Hidden?
Blotting out a face or an address before sharing a photo feels safe. But embedded thumbnails can still hold the version you thought you had hidden.
How to View a Photo’s Hidden Metadata
Every photo carries metadata you never see. Here is how to read it — EXIF, embedded thumbnails and the rest — on any device, with nothing to install.