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Mako Scrubber
Your Photos and Videos Are Sharing Your Secrets.
Completely free · Open source · No ads
That cute photo of your cat on the sofa? It carries a digital footprint. Even if you can’t see it, your camera recorded the exact latitude and longitude of your living room.
The "Silent" Data Handover
Many people assume that because Facebook or X "strips" metadata, their privacy is protected. The reality is different. The moment your photo or video hits their servers, the platform reads that hidden EXIF data.
Before the data is "stripped" for the public, they can save a copy and index it for marketers and algorithms to:
- Pinpoint your home address
- Track your frequent hangouts and routines
- Build a commercial profile of your private life
Once you've uploaded it, you’ve already given it away.
Mako Scrubber: Your Digital Firewall
Mako Scrubber stops the data handover before it ever leaves your phone. By cleaning your files locally, you ensure that when you hit "Post," there is nothing left for a platform to steal.
No servers. No accounts. No "middleman" looking over your shoulder. Just a clean, transparent utility that keeps your private life private.
How it works
It's easy. Select your photos or videos either from your camera app or your gallery app. Choose one or many, and then SHARE them with Mako Scrubber.
Mako Scrubber removes all identifying information from the files and gives you a report on what it removed. Then, share the scrubbed files again with whatever social media app of your choosing. It's that simple.
Later, you can re-share scrubbed photos and videos from the gallery, again and again. Mako Scrubber will keep your scrubbed files for 30 days, when it deletes them automatically to keep your phone uncluttered. Or you can delete them yourself. It's up to you.
Automatically available in Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Ukrainian!
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WHY MAKO SCRUBBER?
| Feature | MAKO SCRUBBER | The Status Quo (Big Tech & "Free" Apps) |
|---|---|---|
| Data Privacy | Total Privacy. Data is removed before it ever leaves your device. | They "hide" data from the public, but harvest it for their own marketing profiles. |
| Open Source, Auditable code | YES ✓ | Closed source. You can't check what it does. |
| Security Risk | Zero Permissions required. | Requires internet and Location permissions to function. |
| Trust Factor | Transparent Audit. You can see what data has been removed in the process. | You have to trust their fine-print privacy policy. |
| Ads & Junk | ZERO. | Banner Ads and "Watch this Video" Junk |
The Bottom Line
Mako Scrubber is a completely local, zero-permission utility that protects personal privacy by cleanly stripping GPS coordinates, timestamps, and device metadata from files. It offers a fast, zero-server solution for securing media before it gets shared online.
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Completely free · Open source · No ads