WordPress Plugin: Automatically remove EXIF data from .jpgs when uploaded

remove-exif.php

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Remove EXIF data
 * Plugin URI:  https://gist.github.com/joshuafredrickson/cd5ab346992f533ecbe976d365fa36dd
 * Version:     1.0.0
 * Description: Remove EXIF data from .jpg when uploaded.
 * Author:      Joshua Fredrickson
 * Author URI:  https://joshuafredrickson.com
 * License:     GNU General Public License v2
 * License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 */

add_action('wp_handle_upload', function ($upload) {
    if ($upload['type'] == 'image/jpeg' || $upload['type'] == 'image/jpg') {
        $filename = $upload['file'];

        // Attempt Imagick first; fallback to gd
        if (class_exists('Imagick')) {
            $im = new Imagick($filename);

            if (!$im->valid()) {
                return $upload;
            }

            try {
                $im->stripImage();
                $im->writeImage($filename);
                $im->clear();
                $im->destroy();
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                error_log('Unable to strip EXIF data: ' . $filename);
            }
        } elseif (function_exists('imagecreatefromjpeg')) {
            $image = imagecreatefromjpeg($filename);

            if ($image) {
                imagejpeg($image, $filename, '100');
                imagedestroy($image);
            }
        }
    }

    return $upload;
});