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The information presented here is to allow the reader to further research the issue of hidden data in electronic documents and does not constitute an endoresement of the procedures and products mentioned in these publications. All of the procedures and products mentioned by the publications in this list are inadequate for reviewing and sanitizing electronic documents that could contain National Security Information, and they should also be considered inadequate for reviewing corporate, professional, and personal electronic documents.

Johnson, Duff, "Cut it out, or copy without? Redacting with Acrobat 8 Professional vs. Redax," User Community Blog. Link | Archive
Mowad, Michelle, "Metadata in Electronic Documents OK to Use in Court, ABA Rules," San Diego Business Journal, 20 Nov 2006. Link | Archive
Hackett, Ronald, "Hidden data: You may be sharing more than you think," Federal Times, 21 Aug 2006.
www.federaltimes.com | archive
Arnone, Michael, "Accidental Publicist," FCW, 10 Apr 2006.
http://www.fcw.com/article93983-04-10-06-Print | archive
Wait, Patience., "NSA urges use of better redaction methods," GCN Magazine, 20 Feb 2006.
http://www.gcn.com/print/25_4/38286-1.html | archive
Jackson, Joab, "Without a Trace," GCN Magazine, 20 Feb 2006.
http://www.gcn.com/print/25_4/38253-1.html | archive
"Redacting with Confidence: How to Safely Publish Sanitized Reports Converted From Word to PDF," NSA Systems and Network Attack Center (SNAC), 13 Dec 2005.
http://www.nsa.gov/notices/notic00004.cfm?Address=/snac/vtechrep/I333-TR-015R-2005.PDF | archive
"The Risks of Metadata and Hidden Information: Analysis of Microsoft Office Files from the Websites of the Fortune 100," Bitform Technology, Inc., 29 Nov 2005.
http://www.bitform.net/products/f100/download.jsp | archive
Fluckinger, Don, "Are Your PDFs Spying On You?," PC Magazine, 28 June 2005.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1823029,00.asp | archive
"Trusted Downloading Products List," Defense Security Service (DSS), 27 April 2005.
http://www.dss.mil/search-dir/whatsnew/trusted_download_042705.doc | archive
Metadata Risks (http://www.metadatarisk.org/), sponsorsed by Workshare.
Kernan, Deborah, "Hidden Data in Electronic Documents," SANS Institure, 5 July 2004.
http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/14/1455.pdf | archive
Wildstrom, Stephen H., "Don't Let Word Give Away Your Secrets," Business Week, pg 26, 19 April 2004.
http://www.businessweek.com:/print/magazine/content/04_16/b3879047.htm | archive
Byers, Simon, "Information Leakage Caused by Hidden Data in Published Documents," IEEE Security & Privacy, Vol. 2, No. 2, pg 23-27, IEEE Computer Society, March/April 2004.
http://www.computer.org/security/v2n2/byers.htm
Zalewski, Michael "Strike that Out, Sam", 29 March 2004.
lcamtuf.coredump.cx
Leonhard, Woody, "MS Hidden Data Removal Tool not Ready for Prime Time," Woody's Office Watch, Vol. 9, No. 2, Article 1, 20 January 2004.
http://www.woodyswatch.com/office/archtemplate.asp?v9-n02
Hackett, Ronald, "Review of Microsoft's New 'Remove Hidden Data' Tool", SRS Technologies, 13 January 2004.
http://www.stg.srs.com/eds/RemoveHDToolReview.pdf
Leonhard, Woody, "Office XP/2003 Hidden Data Removal Tool," Woody's Office Watch, Vol 9, No 1, Article 2, 9 January 2004.
http://www.woodyswatch.com/office/archtemplate.asp?v9-n01
“Poor Document Collaboration Adding Serious Risk, Cost to Business,” Workshare, 15 Dec 2003.
http://www.workshare.net/news/ne_pressreleases_single.asp?pressID=81 | archive
Rindsberg, Steve, "The PowerPoint FAQ", 22 July 2003.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00062.htm,
Ward, Mark, "The Hidden Dangers of Documents", BBC News, 18 August 2003.
news.bbc.co.uk | archive
Knight, Will, "Online Document Search Reveals Secrets", NewScientist.com, 15 August 2003.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994057 | archive,
Turner, Adam, "No Back Doors for CIA in Our Code: Microsoft", The Age, 15 August 2003.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/15/1060871752574.html
Brown, Russell, "The Word on Iraq," New Zealand Listener, Vol. 189, No. 3297, 19-25 July 2003.
http://www.listener.co.nz/default,376.sm
Ward, Mark, "Tools Reveal Secret Life of Documents", BBC News, 3 July 2003.
news.bbc.co.uk
Smith, Richard M., "Microsoft Word Bytes Tony Blair in the Butt", 30 June 2003.
http://www.computerbytesman.com/privacy/blair.htm
"iScrub - Premier Metadata Removal Utility For Microsoft Office", Esquire Innovations, Inc., June 2003.
http://www.esqinc.com/products_iscrub.asp,
"Case Study: Workshare Metawall and Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione", June 2003.
http://www.workshare.com/collateral/case%20studies/US_Case%20Study_GDD.pdf | archive,
"Workshare Metawall White Paper", Workshare Technology, June 2003.
http://www.workshare.com/collateral/product/whitepapers/US_WhitePaper_Metawall.pdf,
Burney, Brett, "Software Shootout: Disappearing Data", Law Office Computing, June/July 2003.
Kaplan, Ari, "A New Generation of Redacting Tools," The National Law Journal, 14 Nov 2002.
Note: the first three paragraphs are pertinent.
http://www.law.com/jsp/printerfriendly.jsp?c=LawArticle&t=PrinterFriendlyArticle&cid=1036630382605 | archive
"Trusted Download", Defense Security Service, 15 August 2002.
http://www.dss.mil/infoas/trusted_download_072602.doc,
Hackett, Ronald D., "The Desktop Publishing Threat to Information Security", Redstone Arsenal & NASA Marshall Space Flight Center IT Security & Assurance Conference and Exposition, 12 July 2001.
https://www.technologyforums.com/redstone-nasa/IT%20Expo%20Brief%20for%20Release.pps,
"WD2000: How to Minimize Metadata in Microsoft Word Documents", Tech Article Q237361, Microsoft Corporation, December 29, 2000.
"OFF97: How to Minimize Metadata in Microsoft Office 97 Documents", Tech Article Q223396, Microsoft Corporation, November 13, 2000.
"Coping with Metadata Issues", Microsystems, June 2000.
microsystems.com,
Lemos, Robert, "Melissa Creator May Be Uncovered", ZDNet News, March 29, 1999.