Fabio Pietrosanti (naif) <li...@infosecurity.ch> wrote: > i've been thinking about the topic of metadata cleanup of files from an > implementation point of view. > > Regardless the consideration whether it's something useful or not for a > Whistleblowing platform (GlobaLeaks),
In general, it is. To be responsible, any such platform must at least look at anything they are going to release and consider whether some of it needs to be redacted. Metadata needs to be considered in that process. There are cases, though, where metadata indicating the source of a document is critical to evaluating it. Consider a document that purports to give US policy on targeting for drone strikes. Does it come from a field commander? Or Washington? Pentagon? CIA? President's office? Or is it, say, analysis by the Pakistani government? Or just speculation by some journalist? -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
