Wednesday 4 January 2012

Hidden information in Microsoft Word

an article by Li Liu, Yang Xiao, Jingyuan Zhang, Andrew Faulkner and Keith Weber published in International Journal of Security and Networks Volume 6 Number 2/3 (2011)

Abstract

There is no doubt that Microsoft Word is the leading personal word processing software on the Windows platform. The intuitive user interface provides convenient editing as if it was doing so on a real note pad for publication. Even though users apparently see what they put on the electronic document in Word format, not-apparent information is recorded by the software itself based on the users' behaviour or identification. This information is called “Hidden Information”. In this paper, we discuss what is concealed in the Word file and its related issues.

Hazel’s comment:
Current price for online access to this article is Thirty Euros but if you can find an institution through which you can get access then it makes for an interesting read. Specifically for those who use the program without wondering about the how or even why.


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