Software cleanses documents of metadata

A company called SRS Technologies is gaining a following of customers for its data-scrubbing software. Their new software, Document Detective, looks through files and removes any extraneous metadata based on custom settings. Mostly the software is used today by militaries and defense contractors, but it's just as valuable for any company with real-world security concerns.

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