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Privacy Scanner
Find hidden personal data and AI markers, all on your Mac
Privacy Scanner audits your files locally for hidden personal data and AI-content markers. It finds personal IDs from 25 countries, GPS, camera and author metadata, and reads AI markers like C2PA Content Credentials. Embedded metadata, not pixels. 100% local: no cloud, no account, no network. Scanning is free, no limits. A one-time $9.99 unlocks fixing: strip metadata, block out IDs, clean exports, signed reports. It never silently strips AI provenance. EU AI Act Article 50 applies August 2.
I built this after scanning my own Desktop and finding 168 of my personal ID numbers in files I'd forgotten about. Your files share more than you think, and the AI-detection part reads the markers generators embed, all on your Mac with nothing uploaded.
For the PH community, a free unlock code below. Requires macOS 15 or later to redeem. Redeemable in participating App Store countries or regions. An Apple Account is required. Codes are not for resale and have no cash value. Full terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/inte.... Offer and content provided by Matthias Stralman.
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About Privacy Scanner on Product Hunt
“Find hidden personal data and AI markers, all on your Mac”
Privacy Scanner was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 6 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #41 on the daily leaderboard. Privacy Scanner audits your files locally for hidden personal data and AI-content markers. It finds personal IDs from 25 countries, GPS, camera and author metadata, and reads AI markers like C2PA Content Credentials. Embedded metadata, not pixels. 100% local: no cloud, no account, no network. Scanning is free, no limits. A one-time $9.99 unlocks fixing: strip metadata, block out IDs, clean exports, signed reports. It never silently strips AI provenance. EU AI Act Article 50 applies August 2.
On the analytics side, Privacy Scanner competes within Mac, Privacy and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 590.8k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Privacy Scanner performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Privacy Scanner?
Privacy Scanner was hunted by Matthias Strålman. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Privacy Scanner including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Matthias Strålman