Editing tips from the NSA
Hiding confidential information with black marks works on printed copy, but not with electronic documents, the National Security Agency has warned government officials.
The agency makes the point in a guidance paper on editing documents for release, published following several embarrassing incidents in which sensitive data was unintentionally included in computer documents and exposed. Instead of covering up digital text with black boxes, it is better to delete any information you don't want to share, the NSA suggested.
The unintended disclosure of metadata, resulting in high-profile leaks of secrets, has led to red faces at businesses and government bodies in the past. In March 2004, a gaffe by The SCO Group revealed which companies it had considered targeting in its legal campaign against Linux users.
The 13-page paper is called: "Redacting with confidence: How to safely publish sanitized reports converted from Word to PDF."
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January 25, 2006, 4:31 pm
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