Marketplace Image Privacy Audit · June 2026

ThredUp Image Privacy Report — Grade A

No GPS exposure detected. Near-complete EXIF stripping. WebP delivery on 92% of tested images. Best performer in the index — professional image pipeline evident.

Last updated: 2026-06-04 · n=15 images sampled

0% GPS Leak Rate
A

3% EXIF Retention Rate
A

92% WebP / AVIF Adoption
A

15 Images Sampled

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Sample finding

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No GPS data detected in any of the 15 sampled images. EXIF absent on 14 of 15 images; one image retained a color profile ICC block (non-identifying). Best-in-class pipeline — professionally processed before storage.

How ThredUp compares

Platforms ranked above and below ThredUp in the index, by overall grade.

Platform	Grade	GPS Leak	EXIF Retention	WebP/AVIF
ThredUp YOU ARE HERE	A	0%	3%	92%
Wallapop	A	0%	0%	0%

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