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Re:When you browse Instagram and find Tony Abbott's passport... by undebuggable on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @04:09AM (#24490568)
> I personally recommend blacking out (add a black rectangle) instead of blurring

Real life document workflows can be really tricky. What if one is required to print or photocopy the obscured document? Devastating for printer's toner or cartridge lifetime... In some cases opaque grayish rectangle does the job.

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Re:When you browse Instagram and find Tony Abbott's passport... by userbinator on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @09:29AM (#24492491)
White (with a black border) is fine too. Black is popular, but the goal is to make it an image with no residual data.
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Re:When you browse Instagram and find Tony Abbott's passport... by pessimizer on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @08:36AM (#24492020)
> Devastating for printer's toner or cartridge lifetime

Which could result in thousands of dollars of loss over decades. Is that really a significant concern? Charge the client for it.

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Re:When you browse Instagram and find Tony Abbott's passport... by bayindirh on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @05:54AM (#24491113)
I generally edit the sensitive part out and match it to the background of the document looks much cleaner IMHO.

However, I agree that it requires some quick hand in image manipulation software.

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