Redaction & Sanitisation Discipline
Knowing what to remove is step one. Knowing how to replace it — consistently, completely, and without losing the prompt\'s usefulness — is the real skill. Practice here.
Redaction Workshop
Each excerpt below contains sensitive information highlighted in the original. Click on every word or phrase you think needs redacting, then click Check My Work to see the properly sanitised version and your score.
Click on sensitive items to select them for redaction. They will highlight in red.
Original (with issues highlighted)
Properly Sanitised
Sanitisation Checklist
Work through this checklist before submitting any prompt to an AI tool. Each item is a category of sensitive data you must check for and replace. Toggle each checkbox as you complete the check.
Key Insight
Sanitisation is not about making your prompt useless — it is about making it safe. A well-sanitised prompt preserves the structure and intent of your question while removing every identifier that could expose real people, projects, or capabilities.