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Northdocs

Use cases

FOI redaction that survives public scrutiny

For municipal and public-sector teams who must disclose documents without leaking personal data.

Municipal FOI teams use Northdocs to prepare aktindsigt and access packs where one missed CPR or email can become a public incident. Fast Track accepts an identity across the case; fail-closed verification blocks unsafe downloads; data stays in the EU by default.

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Where FOI packs go wrong

  • Manual blackouts miss name variants and structured IDs across hundreds of pages.
  • Overlay tools leave searchable text under the black box.
  • US-hosted SaaS slows procurement when residency and audit evidence are required.

What Northdocs changes

  • Identity dossiers so one person is reviewed once across the pack
  • Content-stream removal with a verify gate before download
  • EU residency, DPA, and Trust Center materials for diligence

How FOI teams run Northdocs

  1. 1

    Upload the response pack into a Case

    Add PDF and Office files. OCR runs when scanned pages need text.

  2. 2

    Accept identities in Fast Track

    Review dossiers for applicants, third parties, and staff mentions; choose Redact or Pseudonymize per category.

  3. 3

    Export only after verification

    Apply, re-extract, and download when no sensitive strings survive. Assemble binders when the pack needs a TOC.

Questions for this use case

Can we prove redaction is permanent?
Yes. Northdocs removes content from the PDF stream and re-extracts text after apply. If sensitive strings remain, download is refused.
Does this help with Danish aktindsigt workloads?
Yes. The product is built for Nordic public-sector disclosure: CPR-aware detection, EU hosting, and case packs for FOI responses.

Start with a real pack

Upload documents, accept identities once, and export only after verification passes.

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