Datenmaske vs. Manual Redaction
The classic approach gives full control — Datenmaske adds suggestions, review status and a unified log.
Manual Redaction — Stärken
- No software costs
- Full control over every step
- No need to trust AI detection
Manual Redaction — Grenzen
- Every sensitive passage must be found without automatic suggestions
- Effort grows directly with page count and number of search terms
- Review status and log must be documented separately
- Results depend more heavily on checklist, tool and the person doing the work
- IBAN or SV check digits are not validated automatically
Datenmaske — Vorteile
- AI-assisted suggestions with confidence score instead of purely manual review
- Findings are shown in context before the human decision
- Automatic redaction log for every operation
- Check-digit validation for IBAN, SV number, etc.
- Consistent, standardized results
- API and batch processing for recurring workflows
Vergleich im Detail
| Datenmaske | Manual Redaction | |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic detection (NER + regex) | – | |
| Detection rate | AI-assisted + reviewed | Manual (error-prone) |
| Time per page | Document-dependent, with suggestions | Document-dependent, fully manual |
| Irreversible redaction | With a suitable redaction tool | |
| Audit log / logging | – | |
| Check-digit validation | – | |
| Metadata cleaning | Often forgotten | |
| Consistency | Standardized | Variable |
| Scalability | Plan-dependent; batch and API available | Depends on available working time |
| Cost model | 0–199+ EUR/month or local license | Working time plus PDF tool used |
| Process evidence | Technical process logged | Separate documentation required |
| Quality assurance | Suggestions plus human review | Human review without suggestions |
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