Memory Hole Un-Redacts Redacted DOJ Memo

DrDNA writes "After a Freedom of Information Act request, the US Justice Department released a study on workplace diversity. However, nearly half of the memo was blacked-out. In what was apparently an incredible goof, it was posted in a PDF format called Image+Text. The folks at The Memory Hole simply removed the image, revealing the redacted text. The redacted text was highly critical of the DOJ's diversity efforts, as the New York Times reports." Folks, if you're going to be sneaky, at least do enough research to make sure you're really being sneaky.

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Sneakiness

[cperciva]

Folks, if you're going to be sneaky, at least do enough research to make sure you're really being sneaky.

Yes, but how do we know this wasn't intentional? Maybe the employee in charge of the redacting wanted that part of the memo to get out, so he deliberately redacted improperly.

Or maybe that's just what he wants us to think...

encryption techniques

[giblfiz]

I suppose this is better than just changing the font to wingdings, but then SCO probably has a patent on that