The TSA has joined the ranks of Facebook and HSBC Bank for posting information to websites before they are properly redacted. While the goal of making more information public and easily accessible via a website is laudable; if done incorrectly it can cause much more damage than good. That is why more companies are turning to a redaction service. No matter how your organization redacts the information it is important to make sure that the job is done well and is verified before it is posted to a public site

The Pentagon has announced a program to redact the personal information of service members on the internet. The program is in response to the a report the found 500,000 social security numbers online. The numbers were in Congressional records and other public records. [full story]

A redaction service is a great way to protect information before it is posted to public places.