11 practical guides
Check the photo, file, caption, and audience.
Start with the complete sharing checklist, then go deeper on faces, location data, background clues, platforms, group settings, or consent. Each guide has one job and names its limits.
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Essentials
The four core decisions: the whole share, the face workflow, the effect, and the file metadata.
What to check before sharing a family photo
A repeatable pre-posting check for faces, background clues, metadata, captions, consent, and audience.
Read the 8 minute guide Step-by-stepHow to blur a child's face before sharing a photo
Choose the people to protect, use the right cover, review the whole frame, and export a separate iPhone share copy.
Read the 8 minute guide ComparisonBlur, mosaic, cover, or emoji for kids' photos?
A practical comparison of four face-cover styles, their tradeoffs, and their limits.
Read the 7 minute guide Photo metadataRemove location metadata from iPhone photos before sharing
Current Apple steps for location metadata, plus the limits of metadata removal and social-platform assumptions.
Read the 8 minute guideTopic cluster
Photo review
Visible clues that remain after a face is covered.
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Where you share
Platform controls and the limits of sending a copy to someone else.
A child photo privacy check for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok
Prepare the photo first, then review the current audience and reuse settings on the platform.
Read the 8 minute guide WhatsApp & iMessageShare family photos more privately in WhatsApp and iMessage
Encryption protects delivery, not what trusted recipients can do after a photo arrives.
Read the 7 minute guideTopic cluster
People and settings
Audience-specific workflows for consent, policy, and group photos.
A photo privacy workflow for foster families and kinship caregivers
Protect identity, placement context, location, and family relationships while following the rule that applies to the child.
Read the 8 minute guide Schools & daycaresA school and daycare photo sharing checklist
A repeatable photo workflow for classrooms, newsletters, parent portals, events, and public school channels.
Read the 9 minute guide Youth sports & group eventsA privacy checklist for youth sports and group photos
A group-photo workflow for teams, camps, recitals, birthdays, and community events.
Read the 8 minute guide Consent & etiquetteConsent and etiquette before sharing family photos
Simple language for asking, respecting no, and handling group photos without family friction.
Read the 7 minute guidePrivate processing on iPhone
Prepare a separate share copy.
Cover selected faces and private details without uploading photos or creating an account.