Please note that striping off the exif information without handling the orientation information available in the exif will lead to wrong orientation of the image
(PECL imagick 2.0.0)
Imagick::stripImage — Strips an image of all profiles and comments
Strips an image of all profiles and comments.
Returns TRUE on success.
Throws ImagickException on error.
Please note that striping off the exif information without handling the orientation information available in the exif will lead to wrong orientation of the image
this will actually clear exif data so if you run an image uploading script with privacy concerns, this will effectively clear all GPS / metadata from the image.