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PDF editor on Linux?
(lemmy.ml)
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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If you are trying to mark something sensitive out, make sure that you are deleting the actual text or convert the PDF to a flat image after. PDFs can store information in text and images, so if you just draw over some text thinking you are marking it out, there is a chance that the mark out is just a image layer sitting on top of the sensitive text. A way to check this is opening the PDF in Firefox after and toggle Reader View (button in the address bar or F9) to see if you can still see to marked out information.
If you're trying to redact documents, convert it to a jpg and use a black cover (not blur) then wipe the metadata. Dont use a pdf at all.
How could I convert the pictures back to a PDF when I'm done?
I think GIMP can do that.
I dont think you should, but if you must use
img2pdf
Why not?
Not OP, but I'm guessing PDFs add more metadata that is harder to remove. Just a guess
Is there a way to bring it back to a PDF after?