How did the intercept not know they’re supposed to retype documents that are leaked to them to strip potential embedded metadata?https://twitter.com/ErrataRob/status/871931112221794306 …
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They didn't realize that paper had metadata...
It is very traditional journalist tradecraft to retype leaked documents. They have competent security ppl to advise them.
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It used to be done because of watermarking, the suspicion that it could be in formatting or on the paper. This was typewriter days.
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Nice find. Source?
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"Digital Watermarking and Steganography" Page 5 of ISBN 9780080555805
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Great advice but if they publish retyped text instead of "real" images it's harder to establish credibility in today's
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Or some girl can go to jail for a decade. I guess you have a good point.
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I agree they should have retyped it. Just thought you'd like to know that "traditional journalist tradecraft" is a dying breed these days.
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Journalists are a dying breed.
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Wikileaks usually retypes documents, The Intercept had scanned paper earlier (Drone Papers)
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