It wasn't shorthand, I'm pretty sure it was basic obfuscation. It was done by shuffling bits around then translating to letters using an algorithm that I don't

It wasn't shorthand, I'm pretty sure it was basic obfuscation. It was done by shuffling bits around then translating to letters using an algorithm that I don't know off the top of my head, but is well-documented. To me it shows explicit intent to cause codes to be harder to make.