Hi,
The same paragraph followed in catalogs.sgml.
A patch that removes it.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
index 5e71a2e865..86c9ff4cdd 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
@@ -6368,33 +6368,22 @@ SCRAM-SHA-256$<replaceable><iteration count></replaceable>:<replaceable>&l
<para>
<structname>pg_statistic</structname> should not be readable by the
public, since even statistical information about a table's contents
might be considered sensitive. (Example: minimum and maximum values
of a salary column might be quite interesting.)
<link linkend="view-pg-stats"><structname>pg_stats</structname></link>
is a publicly readable view on
<structname>pg_statistic</structname> that only exposes information
about those tables that are readable by the current user.
</para>
- <para>
- <structname>pg_statistic</structname> should not be readable by the
- public, since even statistical information about a table's contents
- might be considered sensitive. (Example: minimum and maximum values
- of a salary column might be quite interesting.)
- <link linkend="view-pg-stats"><structname>pg_stats</structname></link>
- is a publicly readable view on
- <structname>pg_statistic</structname> that only exposes information
- about those tables that are readable by the current user.
- </para>
-
<para>
Similarly, <structname>pg_statistic_ext_data</structname> should not be
readable by the public, since the contents might be considered sensitive.
(Example: most common combination of values in columns might be quite
interesting.)
<link linkend="view-pg-stats-ext"><structname>pg_stats_ext</structname></link>
is a publicly readable view on <structname>pg_statistic_ext_data</structname>
(after joining with <structname>pg_statistic_ext</structname>) that only exposes
information about those tables and columns that are readable by the current user.
</para>