Document ID in photoshop and privacy

I've noticed that photoshop inserts a document id into the metadata of the files that it edits.
It would seem that this id needs to be based upon the serial number to ensure that it is unique.
If this is the case then there is a potential privacy issue since any time a file is distributed in could, in theory, be traced back to the copy of photoshop that produced it.
Also, if the image is the result of a capture from a digital camera information about the photographer could be deduced as well.

I can foresee situations in which the creator would prefer to be untraceable.
So, does anyone know how the id is created and if it's possible to eliminate or modify it?

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Robert D Feinman
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On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:38:07 -0500, Robert D Feinman
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I've noticed that photoshop inserts a document id into the metadata of the files that it edits.
It would seem that this id needs to be based upon the serial number to ensure that it is unique.
If this is the case then there is a potential privacy issue since any time a file is distributed in could, in theory, be traced back to the copy of photoshop that produced it.
Also, if the image is the result of a capture from a digital camera information about the photographer could be deduced as well.
I can foresee situations in which the creator would prefer to be untraceable.
So, does anyone know how the id is created and if it's possible to eliminate or modify it?

http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html

In article , Robert D
Feinman wrote:

I've noticed that photoshop inserts a document id into the metadata of the files that it edits.
It would seem that this id needs to be based upon the serial number to ensure that it is unique.
If this is the case then there is a potential privacy issue since any time a file is distributed in could, in theory, be traced back to the copy of photoshop that produced it.
Also, if the image is the result of a capture from a digital camera information about the photographer could be deduced as well.

I can foresee situations in which the creator would prefer to be untraceable.
So, does anyone know how the id is created and if it's possible to eliminate or modify it?

The ID is not based on any personal information, nor the serial number, nor the activation key, nor the Ethernet MAC, or any other data to uniquely identify you or your computer. It is meant to be a unique ID for the document itself.

--marc