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Author Topic: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)  (Read 5029 times)

Contro

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freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« on: September 26, 2017, 07:33 AM »
freeware app to detect sensitive info in ms office documents and other documents.

Do you know a good anyone?

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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2017, 08:17 AM »
hi Contro,
can you give more info in your posts please?
e.g. give us a quote of the relevant info from your link
Thanks
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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2017, 08:24 AM »
hi Contro,
can you give more info in your posts please?
e.g. give us a quote of the relevant info from your link
Thanks
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Sorry Tomos.

May be a software able to detect and see metadata ?
A security program to be able to delete metadata, edit....

Like FOCA , but freeware


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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2017, 12:52 PM »
Please describe exactly what 'sensitive' means, related to the context that makes it sensitive. :-\

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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2017, 01:11 PM »
I think I will find something in sourceforge, but from my position the web is down.

I have to wait.
I tried metadata analyzer by Smart PC Solutions but adwcleaner detects three menaces...
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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2017, 07:26 AM »
Please describe exactly what 'sensitive' means, related to the context that makes it sensitive. :-\

I don't know exactly. Appear in Mouse post. But I suppose is sensible or privative information or information that third persons may use.
Usually are the metadata, but I don't know if Mouser includes something else.

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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2017, 07:39 AM »
I don't know exactly. Appear in Mouse post. But I suppose is sensible or privative information or information that third persons may use.
Usually are the metadata, but I don't know if Mouser includes something else.
I fail to see how mouser is involved here or in your request... :huh: he didn't even post in this thread (yet).

The term 'sensitive information' is IMHO too broad to be generalized into a 'simple tool', that's why I ask for context and more details. You haven't really clarified anything yet.

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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2017, 09:14 AM »
I hope Mouser can clarify then

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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2017, 09:12 PM »
Something like cleanDocs I'm guessing.


Cheap Windows alternative: Remove Personal metadata from Files to Protect Your Privacy

Which is unfortunately very limited in what it will remove.

There's also MAT which supports a few formats.
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Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2017, 01:08 AM »
Something like cleanDocs I'm guessing.


Cheap Windows alternative: Remove Personal metadata from Files to Protect Your Privacy

Which is unfortunately very limited in what it will remove.

There's also MAT which supports a few formats.
It's perfect but free.

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I have today connection to sourceforge and find this

Absolution
DocInfoRetriever
Exiftool  for PDF

I have to try to see if really are useful.
 :-[
« Last Edit: September 28, 2017, 01:23 AM by Contro »