Everything filed under privacy.
Is a photo of your signature a signature file?
No. A page photo is a grey rectangle on the line. A stand-in page was 898,344 bytes; transparent ink PNG was 65,709. The win is missing paper.
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Does removing EXIF shrink a photo?
A real iPhone photo had 9,975 bytes of EXIF including GPS. A lossless strip saved exactly that. A canvas re-save at quality 95 grew 24%.
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If you draw a black box on a PDF, is the text gone?
No. A black rectangle sits on top of the text. pdftotext still returns Account 4417-2291. Covering is not removing.
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Copy Text from an iPhone Screenshot: Live Text or Free OCR
Open the screenshot in Photos and long-press the text to copy it with Live Text. If Live Text misses it, use a free OCR tool in your browser.
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