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Data redaction in Reader

New Here ,
Nov 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019

Hi

 

I do not have pro but need to securely redact a document. If I follow these steps is the document secure and unable to be unredacted?

- Use the highlighter tool to redact text

- File 

- Print

-Printer to CutePDF

-Advanced 

-Tick "Print as Image"

-Print and save

 

I haven't found a wa to get at the text but don't know if other software may allow someone to?

 

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Nov 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019

This is absolutely not a safe manner to securely redact a document. “Pony up” for a copy of Acrobat Pro to get a truely-redacted document, not a hack that may or may not provide what you need.

 

               - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

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Nov 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019

This is absolutely not a safe manner to securely redact a document. “Pony up” for a copy of Acrobat Pro to get a truely-redacted document, not a hack that may or may not provide what you need.

 

               - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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New Here ,
Nov 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019

Thanks for the quick reply. 

 

Please could you advise why this isnt secure? There's doesn't appear a way to do the simple copy paste hack for other methods. 

 

What am I missing?

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LEGEND ,
Nov 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019
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We're not going to tell anyone how to hack badly redacted files, but you have been warned. I assume you are accountable for this data, legally or morally. Do you want your privacy (or someone else's privacy) potentially breached in seconds?

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