Should charities publish photo metadata?
Metadata can help verify time and device context, but it can also expose precise locations, device information, names, or workflow details that create safety and privacy risks.
What this means in practice
Public verification does not require dumping every metadata field.
Retaining originals privately can support internal review.
Famidi should publish safe contextual facts and withhold sensitive metadata unless there is a clear reason to disclose it.
What responsible proof looks like at Famidi
Famidi separates financial records, operational records, and field evidence because they answer different questions. It favors precise claims and can document work through supplies, infrastructure, process, wide scenes, and source trails without demanding maximum exposure from recipients.
Evidence should be read for what it directly supports. Archive coverage is not automatically a beneficiary count, a fundraising appeal is not proof of completion, and one image rarely proves an entire project cycle.
Check the underlying information.
Editorial standard: This page is reviewed by a person, sourced to Famidi records or authoritative references, and revised when the program or underlying guidance changes. It does not replace legal, tax, medical, or financial advice.