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Chapter three of Blown to Bits is called Ghosts in the Machine. It is about how information that we are not able to see may actually be stored in the computer. This hidden information can be retrieved through various means, depending on how it is hidden. This chapter also discusses how the images can be used to send hidden in images. Finally, they discuss how information stored on old disks can be retrieved, even if you believe that it has been erased. What we see on our computer screen is not all the information that the computer knows. Computers can be used to send redacted messages. However, when sending redacted messages, one has to be careful about the way in which they release these messages. For example, one time the U.S. was trying

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