[Digikam-devel] [Bug 169230] New: "Remove Metadata" plugin necessary

[Dotan Cohen]

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           Summary: "Remove Metadata" plugin necessary
           Product: digikam
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: digikam-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: kde-2 dotancohen com


Version:            (using KDE 4.1.0)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Digital photos can convey much metadata that users may not be aware about. Especially in the case of Digikam where users can add comments, tags, and other metadata to a photo, it is necessary to have a way to clear this data. Users may send photos to friends or relatives, and the metadata may contain information that is sensitive or classified. There are known cases of other file format's metadata being used against the file's original sender (notably MS Word documents), and there is reason to suspect that similar cases could arise in the case of digital photographs as well.