Redaction guides
Plain answers for people who release documents: what the law asks for, where redaction goes wrong, and how to check a file before it leaves.
- Why black boxes in a PDF are not redactionDrawing a black box over text in a PDF usually leaves the text underneath. How redaction leaks, how to check a file in two minutes, and what real redaction does.
- Redaction vs pseudonymization: which one and whenRedaction removes personal data; pseudonymization replaces it with consistent codes and is still personal data under GDPR. When to use each, with examples.
- DSAR deadlines: answering a subject access request in one monthA subject access request must be answered within one month, extendable by two months for complex cases. A week-by-week plan, third-party redaction and common mistakes.
- Aktindsigt: handling access-to-documents requests in DenmarkHow Danish municipalities handle aktindsigt requests: the 7 working day rule, what personal data to remove, partial access and a release that does not leak.
- Redaction log template: record what you withheld and whyA redaction log records what was withheld, where and why. The columns to keep, a filled-in example, and how to produce the log automatically.
- FOI and DSAR redaction checklist