[Guide 🐰] How to fix the new IG+FB photo tracking

cowboymug · July 27, 2019, 7:02am

Maybe IPTC/XMP is metadata?
Here’s a screenshot of the sub-menu

benny · July 27, 2019, 7:08am

You’re using a mac, and I use pc/windows, so the menu looks different:

If you can’t find it, try looking for a different mac software that can remove metadata.

YodaMaster · July 27, 2019, 7:22am

I don’t think we need to use irganview.net software at all when xnview remove all the metadata information. Now we just need to change MD5 Hashtag, which jarvee do it automatically I think.

cowboymug · July 27, 2019, 8:02am

Thanks.
So IPTC/XMP is not metadata?

YodaMaster · July 27, 2019, 8:24am

I also downloaded the latest version of xnview, and I see same menu as you see( @cowboymug ) in my windows machine. Look’s like OP is using older version(mine is Version 0.93.1 64bits ), what’s your @benny? If you’ve older one then please share that version MSI/EXE file

Micky · July 27, 2019, 8:37am

Thank you very much. I was looking for something like this on this forum, but I couldn’t find it.
I just realised you had linked to this guide on a nother thread.

Great step by step guideline it is

mrspuf · July 27, 2019, 9:43am

Great share OP, thanks.

I am doing it with Adobe Bridge that changes the metadata + changes the quality of photo (you need to have Photoshop). I have also a HashChanger, it can be searched and downloaded

benny · July 27, 2019, 10:01am

I’m using the portable version. You can download it (free) from here:
https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/xnview_portable

benny · July 27, 2019, 10:03am

I added this step to take care of the hidden data (read part 1 above and part 7 above)

benny · July 27, 2019, 10:05am

I think that’s good, just make sure to save the file at the end with a PNG extention, so all the hidden data will be removed (see part 1 above)

InternetWarrior · July 27, 2019, 1:08pm

Valuable info here!

Why not just take a screenshot after step 5 and edit it to fit the IG aspect ratio?

benny · July 27, 2019, 1:17pm

Because when you take a screenshot, you use some software (either window’s or other) to save it to a file, and if that software saves some metadata (i.e. info about your pc’s configuration or something), then all your pictures will have something connecting them together.

I prefer to be safe and to not have ANY info on my pictures.

cowboymug · July 28, 2019, 7:24am

I’m pretty sure IPTC/XMP is metadata - it allows me to clear the caption, keywords, categories, credits, status, date/time and source.

benny · July 28, 2019, 11:15am

Could be…

roy · July 28, 2019, 7:47pm

Thank you for the taking the time to write this great guide!

I’m curious about deleting the Metadata. That’s how I did it until now, but I’m thinking about if it doesn’t look “real” because normally all photos have Metadata don’t they?

funniestpokemon · July 28, 2019, 8:01pm

Thanks a lot for the guide! Would the same apps work to do this on many accounts simultaneoulsy?

roy · July 28, 2019, 8:43pm

Are you changing or deleting the metadata?

mrspuf · July 29, 2019, 7:50am

Delete it with Batch Purifier then changing with Bridge and extra layer of sage, change md5 with HashManager

roy · July 29, 2019, 9:15am

Are you writing new metadata into the photo? I’m also wondering if you do this manually or you are using something like a randomizer since you have a lot of accounts running. Doing this in bulk manually for every photo takes a lot of time.

cowboymug · July 29, 2019, 10:29am

I’m just deleting it myself.