Jose Will

Project 05 · Privacy / Image forensics

Image Provenance Inspector

A browser-local tool for inspecting EXIF, GPS, capture devices, file hashes, and IP notation visibly present in an image.

LOCAL IMAGE FORENSICS

Inspect image provenance on your device.

Read EXIF, GPS, capture device, timestamps, software, and a file hash entirely in the browser. Optional local OCR can check IP addresses visibly printed in a screenshot.

The image is never uploaded. Metadata analysis and OCR run in this browser.

Evidence report

Ordinary screenshots do not store a source IP, and resolution alone cannot reliably identify an exact device model. This tool reports evidence actually present in the file or visible image; it does not identify an owner or photographer.

Ordinary screenshots do not store a source IP, and resolution alone cannot reliably identify an exact device model. This tool reports evidence actually present in the file or visible image; it does not identify an owner or photographer.

Problem

How can an inspector expose real location and device evidence without inventing a hidden IP or exact model from an ordinary screenshot?

Role

Evidence design, local parsing, OCR, privacy boundaries, and implementation

Process

  1. Read GPS, device, time, and software evidence from EXIF, XMP, and IPTC
  2. Generate SHA-256 for exact-file verification
  3. Load OCR only on demand and report only IP-formatted text actually visible in the image

Outcome

The working five-language interface keeps files local while providing coordinates, device evidence, hashing, and lazy OCR.

Reflection

Good forensics separates verified evidence from unavailable information instead of maximizing speculation.