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This can now be easily defeated by programs like this > http://goo.gl/wvBljq or this http://goo.gl/0ZwURC Also, possible by using linux package 'libimage-exiftool-perl' and command such as 'exiftool -all= *.jpg' Now you can post your pictures on facbook without any metadata ^_^

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True, but thieves want to sell stolen property, not use it. If the current owner doesn't know it's stolen they wont wipe exif and then we can track it. Hopefully leading to the thief. If we can reduce the motivation to steal the in the first place even better :)

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