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Re:Inkscape 1.1 by efortis on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:02PM (#27271566)
Probably for copyright and license. It's a common feature, MS Office documents include even more metadata, such as how many times the file has been saved.
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Re:Inkscape 1.1 by crazygringo on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:07PM (#27271590)
My problem isn't with quantity of metadata. It's with personally-identifying data. And I can't imagine what the filepath could ever have to do with copyright or license.

I don't see how this is a common feature at all.

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Re:Inkscape 1.1 by efortis on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:13PM (#27271631)
The only way I can reproduce your scenario is by inserting an image using "Link" instead of "Embed".

Other than that, was it part of the original/downloaded file?

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Re:Inkscape 1.1 by mattkrause on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:13PM (#27271630)
You can include links to other resources (e.g., an image) in an SVG file. Perhaps it's meant to help resolve those paths?
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Re:Inkscape 1.1 by efortis on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:55PM (#27272163)
Sorry I thought you were worrying about your PII and the filepath as two different things.
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