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We know that PDFs are editable, but everyone seems to act like they're not, at some point thats going to turn into a mini-crisis.

• kozhevnikov 8y ago
  Everything is editable in a hex editor, but PDFs can be certificate signed allowing for document authenticity and integrity verification.
  • pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    And of course the banks sign their PDFs ...
    • kozhevnikov 8y ago
      That's not PDF's fault, just like you can't blame Git for developers not signing their commits.
• 21 8y ago
  Paper is also pretty editable or creatable. That's why paper money has so many anti-edit features today.
  • codeulike 8y ago
    It would take a lot more effort to edit a paper bank statement compared to a PDF one
    • aninhumer 8y ago
      Not really? The paper statement is usually just a printout of the PDF.
      • IncRnd 8y ago
        And, the purpose of a hard copy is to show the PDF contents from a specific time, whereas the online PDF may have been altered several times.