Data-Layer Redactions, Not Visual Overlays
DecoverAI applies redactions at the data layer, permanently removing text from the PDF content stream. No visual-only overlays that can be bypassed by selecting text. Every redacted PDF is automatically flattened to ensure no layers, annotations, or hidden content remain.
AI-Powered Redaction Coverage
Privilege classifiers scan the entire corpus identifying content that requires redaction: attorney-client communications, work product, Social Security numbers, medical records, and sensitive personnel information. When the same type of content appears across thousands of documents, the AI ensures it's flagged everywhere — not just where a human reviewer noticed it.
Metadata & Hidden Content Stripping
Redacting visible text isn't enough. DecoverAI also strips PDF metadata (title, author, modification history), Word tracked changes and comments, Excel hidden rows and sheets, and embedded objects. No inadvertent disclosure through metadata channels.
Production Packaging Verification
The system ensures no unredacted native file accompanies a redacted version in the production package. Load files reference only the redacted version. This prevents the exact failure mode that occurred in the Federal Production Remediation case, where redacted and unredacted versions were produced side-by-side.