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> the EXIF metadata does not contain the location because Google Photos API strips it out There's a setting: "Remove geo location in items shared by link Aff

by ars 7y ago

> the EXIF metadata does not contain the location because Google Photos API strips it out There's a setting: "Remove geo location in items shared by link Affects items shared by link but not by other means" Edit: I just tried it, I downloaded a photo and double checked, EXIF location data was included.

mholt 7y ago
Did you download the photo via the web interface or the Google Photos API? If via the API, I'd be very surprised; if via the web interface, then that's different from the API and isn't really feasible at scale (I have a test script where I tried using a headless browser buuuut it is very very slow and flaky.)