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Removing sensitive information from a document to allow distribution

Redaction or sanitization is the process of removing sensitive information from a document so that it may be distributed to a broader audience. It is intended to allow the selective disclosure of information. Typically, the result is a document that is suitable for publication or for dissemination to others rather than the intended audience of the original document. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: RedactionA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Nondisclosure and analyst behavior: Evidence from redaction of proprietary information from public filingsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The Talmud of BabyloniaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: C‐sanitized: A privacy model for document redaction and sanitizationCited 68 times
  5. Go sideways: Data remanenceA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Censor barsA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.

Noun The change or changes made while editing.

Noun The process of editing or censoring.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Government secrecy
  2. Printed matter
  3. Computer media and files

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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