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> Of course, it can change formatting and page numbers, so it's worth being mindful of that. The way this is phrased may give the impression that this is not m
by jstummbillig 2y ago
> Of course, it can change formatting and page numbers, so it's worth being mindful of that.
The way this is phrased may give the impression that this is not much of a deal breaker in practical application as long as you just keep it in mind, but it really is.
- yummypaint 2y agoOn the other hand, leaving the length of the original text unchanged can leak information. Imagine a person's full name is redacted but it's only 7 characters long in total. That massively cuts down on the possibilities and may be enough to unmask their identity if there are only a few thousand names that might plausibly be listed.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2y agoAnd that's why it would pay to design extra padding into fields such as names
- noodlesUK 2y agoIt really depends on the context. If you’re talking about evidence in a court case where things are referred to by page number that’s one thing, but if you’re a public authority releasing some internal manual, there’s no need to keep the formatting identical, especially if you’re omitting entire sections.