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Re:Image unshredder by simulated annealing (2015) by yiyus on Saturday October 08, 2016 @02:55PM (#12668096)
Some way to fix the image would certainly help, but you still need to find a way to scan all the parts and put them in the right direction.

Moreover, some of those documents may have been destroyed for very valid reasons.

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Re:Image unshredder by simulated annealing (2015) by diggan on Saturday October 08, 2016 @07:38PM (#12669232)
Sliding a bit off topic but what would be a valid reason for them to have been destroyed? Other than masking history, which I'm sure is valid for some, for most it's not a great thing.
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Re:Image unshredder by simulated annealing (2015) by throwanem on Sunday October 09, 2016 @05:47AM (#12670508)
The internal security agencies of repressive governments are very good in general at collecting people's secrets for use as weapons. There's no potential for harm that I can see in destroying such information, and considerable potential for harm in recovering it.
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