# A photo privacy checklist before you post

> Check people, face coverage, visible identifiers, source metadata, filenames and audience before sharing an edited photo.


The last minute before posting is a useful place for a repeatable check. You have chosen the picture and can still change what it reveals. This checklist works for a family group chat, a public travel post or a listing photo, with the level of review suited to the situation.

## 1. Confirm the audience and the people

Who will receive the image? Is it an open account, a closed group or one person? Decide which people need to be visible and ask about sharing when appropriate. If someone does not want to appear, consider whether a face cover addresses their concern or whether the image should stay private.

## 2. Sweep the frame for faces

Look beyond the main subject. Inspect the edges, background, mirrors, windows and screens inside the scene. Face detection is a starting point; profiles and partially hidden faces can be missed. BlurFaces skips automatic boxes below 100 source pixels in either dimension, so manually check small faces.

Use Add face for a missed region. Move and resize coverage rather than accepting a box that leaves a cheek or eye visible. Check the actual rendered effect.

## 3. Review other visible details

Read badges, letters, screens, signs and labels. Look for distinctive clothing, tattoos, a house number or an address on a parcel. A manual box can cover a rectangular detail, but a crowded frame may be easier to replace with a simpler picture.

Think about the caption too. Naming or tagging a covered person can reveal the association you intended to keep private. A location tag can add information the image did not contain.

## 4. Check the exported file

[BlurFaces](/) creates a new image without copying the source metadata. This does not remove visible location clues, change your original file or ensure that another app will not add information later. If metadata removal is central to your task, inspect the finished file's properties using a suitable viewer.

The default download name uses the original stem plus _blurfacesapp. Rename it if the source name includes a person's name, client reference or other private detail. Image dimensions are retained, but the file is re-encoded and its compression or size can change.

## 5. Attach the right version

Reopen the exported image and verify the coverage. When you post, select that copy rather than the original from the same folder. Review the destination audience and any caption or tags one more time.

This checklist does not promise anonymity. It gives you a concrete routine for reducing unintended disclosure in the picture you choose to share. For more on the export step, see [exporting without original metadata](https://blurfaces.app/remove-photo-metadata).

## Try it in BlurFaces

1. Decide who should see the picture and whose details should remain visible.
2. Open the photo, inspect every face and cover missed regions manually.
3. Review names, reflections, surroundings and the caption for information you do not want to share.
4. Download the edited copy, inspect its filename and properties, and post only that reviewed version.

[Open the photo editor](https://blurfaces.app/private-image-editor)

## Keep reading

- [Why blurring faces matters before you share a photo](https://blurfaces.app/guides/why-blurring-faces-matters.md)
- [How to hide your child's face before posting a photo](https://blurfaces.app/guides/hide-child-face-before-posting.md)
- [Check marketplace listing photos for personal details](https://blurfaces.app/guides/marketplace-listing-photos.md)

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