A photo taken with your phone includes GPS coordinates in the EXIF data. What's the safest action before uploading it to an AI tool?

Strip the EXIF metadata before uploading

Screenshot the photo and upload the screenshot

Strip the EXIF metadata before uploading

Convert the image to black and white

You upload a PDF to an AI tool for summarization. What hidden element poses the greatest risk?

The document metadata (author, organization, device)

A Word document contains a blacked-out section covering sensitive text. What hidden danger exists?

The text often remains underneath the shape

The black box makes the file larger

The text often remains underneath the shape

The black box converts the text into an image

You export a Google Doc to PDF and upload it to an AI tool. What surprising thing may remain inside the file?

The Google Doc's internal version history

You upload a screenshot of a Slack conversation. What other information might be extracted by an AI system?

Text around the intended crop region

The Slack channel's access permissions

Your entire Slack workspace history

A software log file includes timestamps and internal IP addresses. Why is this dangerous to upload?

Internal IPs expose your network structure

Timestamps reveal your timezone

Internal IPs expose your network structure

AI tools can't read logs anyway

You upload a text file exported from a password manager's vault. What hidden information might be inside?

Unused notes stored for entries you forgot existed

Encrypted keys from your password manager

Unused notes stored for entries you forgot existed

A photo of your desktop includes partially blurred windows. What danger exists?

Blurred text can often be reconstructed by sharpening algorithms

AI systems ignore blurred regions

You upload a CSV file. What hidden issue might the AI extract?

Deleted columns still present in the file structure

Row count differences across tabs

You upload a snippet of source code. What metadata might leak unintentionally?

Author names stored in comments

You upload a ZIP file containing multiple documents. What's the biggest hidden-data risk?

ZIP files preserve every file's internal metadata and version history

ZIP files lower the quality of your data

ZIP files automatically remove metadata

ZIP files preserve every file's internal metadata and version history

AI systems can't open ZIP files

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