# \#otherprivacy **URL:** https://forum.inaturalist.org/tag/otherprivacy/45.md [Latest](https://forum.inaturalist.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inaturalist.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inaturalist.org/tags.md) --- ## [Website unusable on Tor due to AWS](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/website-unusable-on-tor-due-to-aws/80037)
**Author:** [@waaaaah](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/waaaaah)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/website-unusable-on-tor-due-to-aws/80037 "2026-08-05T06:23:25Z")
Platform: Website App version number, if a mobile app issue: N/A Browser, if a website issue: Tor Browser 15.0.13, 15.0.15 and surely other versions URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: http… --- ## [Should Europeans stop using iNaturalist because of the possible threats of the current US-Politics? (about data safety)](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/should-europeans-stop-using-inaturalist-because-of-the-possible-threats-of-the-current-us-politics-about-data-safety/74772)
**Author:** [@sebwen](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/sebwen)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/should-europeans-stop-using-inaturalist-because-of-the-possible-threats-of-the-current-us-politics-about-data-safety/74772 "2026-01-19T17:36:37Z")
Hi, i’m new to this forum and didn’t find similar topics (only minimising-unwanted-corporate-government-surveillance and safety-of-posting-locations, … but it’s not exactly what i searched for). Reasons why i think it m… --- ## [Option to hide or remove photo metadata](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/option-to-hide-or-remove-photo-metadata/16329)
**Author:** [@googleuser6](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/googleuser6)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/option-to-hide-or-remove-photo-metadata/16329 "2025-05-22T17:26:44Z")
While iNat takes care of masking GPS coordinates depending on user’s geoprivacy settings, currently there is no provision on iNat web/ios/android apps to strip EXIF tags from pictures. Details of camera (or phone) that a… --- ## [Option to hide time (show just the date)](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/option-to-hide-time-show-just-the-date/4469)
**Author:** [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/option-to-hide-time-show-just-the-date/4469 "2022-11-22T14:14:18Z")
The exact time someone has observed or is observing organisms at a particular location is a pretty detailed piece of personal information to share publicly. Yes, iNaturalist isn’t a place to store completely private dat… --- ## [Hide field "date submitted"](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/hide-field-date-submitted/26556)
**Author:** [@alesmazzo](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/alesmazzo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/hide-field-date-submitted/26556 "2021-11-09T11:58:09Z")
Is it possible to hide the “submission date” field of observations? --- ## [Solutions for teachers with student privacy concerns?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/solutions-for-teachers-with-student-privacy-concerns/20080)
**Author:** [@jmhulbert](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jmhulbert)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/solutions-for-teachers-with-student-privacy-concerns/20080 "2021-02-25T16:42:45Z")
Greetings, Thank you in advance for any insight you can share. We’re speaking with a US high school teacher about using iNaturalist in her classroom, but the school district has concerns about students creating account… --- ## [Remove an observation's date, time, and location in the app](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/remove-an-observations-date-time-and-location-in-the-app/5523)
**Author:** [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/remove-an-observations-date-time-and-location-in-the-app/5523 "2021-02-05T23:55:42Z")
Doesn’t look like it’s possible to delete the observed date, time, or location from the app. If I can’t remember when exactly I saw it and I don’t have an image or one with or with correct metadata, it doesn’t make sense… --- ## [Change password should log me out on other devices](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-password-should-log-me-out-on-other-devices/8895)
**Author:** [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/change-password-should-log-me-out-on-other-devices/8895 "2020-09-24T05:56:41Z")
If I change my password in the browser, I remain logged in on my Android app and can still upload observations. This seems wrong to me; I’d expect to be logged out of all browsers/devices when I change my password. --- ## [Is EXIF data automatically stripped from uploaded photos uploaded using the web interface?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-exif-data-automatically-stripped-from-uploaded-photos-uploaded-using-the-web-interface/14173)
**Author:** [@murphyslab](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/murphyslab)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-exif-data-automatically-stripped-from-uploaded-photos-uploaded-using-the-web-interface/14173 "2020-07-09T19:50:51Z")
My question is pretty much the title. Is EXIF data automatically stripped from uploaded photos uploaded on the web interface? Or will that data be kept with the photo? i.e. if someone else downloads the photo, will that … --- ## [Base "last active" date on public activity](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/base-last-active-date-on-public-activity/2923)
**Author:** [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/base-last-active-date-on-public-activity/2923 "2019-05-05T23:45:47Z")
Following up on this short discussion, for privacy purposes, I’d recommend that the “last active” date displayed on user profiles be based on public activity, such as comments, IDs, observations, and journal posts, rathe… --- ## [Dealing with Account Deletion](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/dealing-with-account-deletion/93)
**Author:** [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/dealing-with-account-deletion/93 "2019-06-01T05:00:45Z")
Following up on this long thread in our Google Group. There has been a lot of discussion over the negative consequences of account deletion, mainly: When observations are deleted, that occurrence data is no longer av… --- ## [A less precise "last active" date on user profiles?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-less-precise-last-active-date-on-user-profiles/2263)
**Author:** [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-less-precise-last-active-date-on-user-profiles/2263 "2019-04-18T03:01:19Z")
It looks like the “last active” stat on user profiles registers the last date of log-in / simply viewing iNaturalist and not the last date of activity like adding an ID, comment, observation, or other publicly accessible…