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45. I filed a public version of a document, with redacted text suppressed, yet others were able to view the entire document, including confidential redacted portions, how can this be?

Type: 
CM ECF FAQ
Answer: 

Depending on how the data was suppressed, all the information you included in your document could be available to anyone who views it.  PDF documents are not necessarily secure if you unknowingly leave metadata behind in the document for others to view.  For a more detailed explanation, see the Court's recent Technical Broadcast on Metadata (click here).