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FOIL vs FOIA: What Government Legal Teams Need to Know About Redaction
TL;DR. NY FOIL and federal FOIA share a common presumption of openness but differ on timelines, exemptions, appeal processes, and what has changed ...
May 4, 2026
How to Redact Body Cam Footage From Legacy MP4 Archives
When a department changes BWC vendors, the old footage rarely moves with it. The new vendor's redaction tool refuses to ingest external MP4s. ...
April 27, 2026
How to Redact Student Faces in School CCTV Footage: FERPA Guide
School surveillance video shows up in legal and compliance work more often than the law has caught up with. A bus stop incident, a hallway ...
April 27, 2026
How to Redact PII in Police Reports and Investigation Documents
TL;DR. Police reports and investigation files are dense with layered PII across dozens to hundreds of pages. Releasing them under FOIA, state open ...
April 21, 2026
How County Law Departments Can Automate FOIL Report Redaction
TL;DR. County law departments handle FOIL responses across police reports, social services case files, Medicaid records, guardianship filings, and ...
April 21, 2026
Texas Public Information Act: Can You Deny a Video Request?
TL;DR. The Texas Public Information Act presumes public records are open. A sheriff's office can lawfully withhold video only under specific ...
April 17, 2026
White Glove vs Self-Service Redaction: Which Model Fits Your Project
TL;DR. Both managed redaction services and self-service redaction software are legitimate approaches. The right choice depends on volume, team ...
April 17, 2026
How to Redact PII in Non-English Call Recordings
TL;DR. Most redaction platforms are built and tuned for English. Running non-English recordings through them produces unreliable output. Defensible ...
April 17, 2026
How to Respond to a DSAR Involving CCTV Footage
Every UK organization operating CCTV is legally obligated to respond to Data Subject Access Requests that include video footage. That includes ...
April 16, 2026
How to Embed Redaction Into a Multi-Tenant Platform Using Redactor API
If you are building a platform that serves multiple clients, and those clients need to redact sensitive content, you have a problem most redaction ...
April 16, 2026
Best AI Redaction Software for Legal Teams in 2026
Legal teams redacting medical records, case files, and court documents by hand are playing a losing game. One missed Social Security number or an ...
April 15, 2026
How to Redact PII from Corporate Training Videos
Training videos are one of the fastest-growing content types inside organizations. L&D teams, compliance trainers, and operations managers record ...
April 10, 2026
Why Government Agencies Are Moving Away from Cloud-Only Redaction
Government agencies evaluating redaction software often reach the same dead end. The tool performs well in a demo. The interface is clean. The AI ...
April 9, 2026
How to Redact Caller-Submitted 911 Video for Public Records Requests
Caller-submitted 911 video is a relatively new category of footage, and most redaction guides have not caught up. Tools like Prepared 911 allow ...
April 9, 2026
How to Set Up HIPAA-Compliant Document Redaction Without an IT Team
If you run a solo or small law firm that handles medical records, personal injury cases, or healthcare-related litigation, HIPAA compliance is not ...
April 9, 2026
CCTV Redaction for Government Buildings and Public Institutions
Government buildings run continuous multi-camera surveillance. City halls, public schools, DMV offices, and courthouses capture hundreds of hours of ...
April 7, 2026
Why Auto-Tracking Matters in Body Camera Redaction Software
A records officer at a small police department receives a FOIA request for body camera footage. The clip is 47 minutes long. A juvenile was present ...
April 2, 2026
Permanent Redaction vs. Overlay Redaction: Difference & Importance
A legal filing was submitted to a US federal court with several names redacted behind black boxes. A journalist opened the document, selected the ...
April 2, 2026