Brave v1.98 strips hidden FBMD identifiers Meta embeds in your photos
gnukeith · x · 2026-11-13
Brave announced that starting with desktop v1.98, the browser removes hidden identifiers Meta embeds in photos on Instagram and Facebook.
A screenshot shows the FBMD tag (Facebook IPTC marker) detected in image metadata — a hex string hidden in the IPTC IIM 2:40 Special Instructions field (APP13/Photoshop IRB). These markers let Meta link the same photo across accounts and sites, even after download-and-reupload. Stripping them makes cross-site photo correlation significantly harder.
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