This is an interesting one. Thinking about it I’d say yes, of course the app in question gets image metadata as well as the raw image, but also I think it should be much clearer to users that this is what’s happening.
https://tech.lgbt/users/h5e/statuses/115027588099437313
@h5e it also shouldn’t be in whatever random app or site your posting a photo on to remember to strip the location metadata before displaying it.
@jon I firmly believe that apps shouldn’t get the (sensitive) metadata unless explicitly allowed by the user.
And even if the apps properly strip the data they shouldn’t have it to start with. I never want any app to have access to my location, even indirectly, unless I trust them and there is an actual benefit to me.
@h5e I think I’m inclined to agree with that, I simply hadn’t ever considered sharing an image with EXIF metadata as a leak of location information. I almost think EXIF may have been a mistake just based on how often it results in surprising behaviour.