Redacting with confidence. And a cartoon cat.
By William M. Hartnett on Oct 28, 2007 in oddities

This story in the NYT’s Week in Review section references an amazingly titled document from the National Security Agency: “Redacting with Confidence: How to Safely Publish Sanitized Reports Converted From Word to PDF.” No way I could resist a name like that. So, how does the NSA redact with confidence? Apparently, with the assistance of Links the cat, one of those lovable Microsoft Office cartoon helpers:

I’m overwhelmed with confidence.
Check out the 14-page, 665 KB PDF for yourself here courtesy of the Federation of American Scientists. Or get it direct from the NSA.


















