Title Varies Slightly

I don’t know who first decided on the phrase “exposing metadata,” but it had to be someone without a vivid imagination. To me, the verb “expose” has three connotations, none of them positive:

What a fellow with a trenchcoat gets arrested for; indecent exposure.
Dying of the effects of the elements, as the weak and sickly were [...]

Everyone who travels with a wheelchair has a story — perhaps many stories — about how it got smashed, lost, or disassembled by the airlines.
Tuesday it was my turn. My scooter arrived with its adjustable handle detached, and the separate parts (at least most of them) piled neatly on the seat. The baggage supervisor arrived and [...]