Covering text with a shape or a highlight only hides it on screen. Armadillo Scan takes the words out of the file, so they can't be copied, searched or uncovered.
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A black box in most editors is a separate layer; delete it and the text is back. Here there is nothing underneath.
“Remove redaction” tricks only work on covered text. Text that is gone can't be brought back.
The document is processed on your device; the unhidden original is never uploaded.
Pages you don't touch keep their selectable, searchable text.
Redacting means permanently removing private information, such as names or account numbers, before you share a document. Proper redaction deletes the text; simply covering it does not.
Yes, if the text was only covered by a box or highlight: they can delete the box or copy the text underneath. A page redacted with Armadillo Scan no longer contains the text, so there is nothing to recover.
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