8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for remotely cleaning metadata from an electronic document, the instructions causing one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, at an intermediate computer that is remote from an electronic device, an electronic document from the electronic device, determining that the electronic document includes a pre-determined type of metadata, generating a request for confirmation by a user of the electronic device that at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata should be removed, based on the confirmation, removing at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the electronic document, and storing or transmitting the electronic document having at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata removed.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for remotely cleaning metadata from an electronic document, the instructions causing one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, at an intermediate computer that is remote from an electronic device, an electronic document from the electronic device, determining that the electronic document includes a pre-determined type of metadata, generating a request for confirmation by a user of the electronic device that at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata should be removed, based on the confirmation, removing at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the electronic document, and storing or transmitting the electronic document having at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata removed. 11. The storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more computer processors to further perform the operation of receiving an electronic document from the electronic device by email.