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# Steganography
Steganography means hiding secret information in publicly accessible data; for example it is possible to hide text messages in a digital photograph by slightly modifying the colors of the image pixels -- that photo then looks just like an innocent picture while in fact bearing an extra information for those who can read it. Steganography differs from [encryption](encryption.md) by trying to avoid even suspicion of secret communication.
Steganography means hiding secret [information](information.md) within some unrelated data by embedding it in a way that's very hard to notice; for example it is possible to hide text messages in a digital photograph by slightly modifying the colors of the image pixels -- that photo then looks just like an innocent picture while in fact bearing an extra information for those who know it's there and can read it. Steganography differs from [encryption](encryption.md) by trying to avoid even suspicion of secret communication.
There are many uses of steganography, for example in secret communication, bypassing censorship or secretly tracking a piece of digital media with an invisible [watermark](watermark.md) (game companies have used steganography to identify which game clients were used to leak pre-release footage of their games). [Cicada 3301](cicada.md) has famously used steganography in its puzzles.
There are many uses of steganography, for example in secret communication, bypassing [censorship](censorship.md) or secretly tracking a piece of digital media with an invisible [watermark](watermark.md) (game companies have used steganography to identify which tester's game client was used to leak pre-release footage of their games). [Cicada 3301](cicada.md) has famously used steganography in its puzzles.
Steganography may need to take into account the possibility of the data being slightly modified, for example pictures exchanged on the [Internet](internet.md) lose their quality due to repeating compressions, cropping and format conversions. Robust methods may be used to preserve the embedded information even in these cases.
Steganography may need to take into account the possibility of the data being slightly modified, for example pictures exchanged on the [Internet](internet.md) lose their quality due to repeating [compression](compression.md), cropping and format conversions. Robust methods may be used to preserve the embedded information even in these cases.
Some notable methods and practices of steganography include: