Remove Metadata From TIFF Files

10 Not a camera format - a scanning and archival one

TIFF shows up in a different context than most formats on this site: flatbed scanners, document management systems, print workflows, and some professional/archival photography pipelines, rather than phone cameras or social media. That changes what's actually at risk in the metadata - alongside standard EXIF fields, TIFF frequently carries the scanner or software model, sometimes an operator name embedded by scanning software, and IPTC fields used in publishing workflows (photographer credit, usage rights, caption text) that can persist through several rounds of internal file-sharing without anyone intending to disclose them externally.

Go deeper: why scanned documents specifically are worth checking

A scanned ID card, contract, or medical document saved as TIFF can carry the exact same category of metadata risk covered on the general metadata page - it's just a less obvious source than a phone photo. Office scanners and multi-function printers commonly stamp their own device name and a timestamp into the file's metadata, sometimes down to a specific device serial number on models that support it, which is more identifying than most people scanning a document would expect from a "just a scan."