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dangerzone
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Anecdotally, the only major PDF reader that loads external content by default is Adobe Acrobat. Still, there are various implementations out there, so check what's the case with your PDF reader.

dangerzone
@dangerzone@social.freedom.press

If you have gained access to a document that may be bugged and want to share it with a trusted third-party, it's best to remove tracking codes altogether. Dangerzone does that, in a process that's similar to a photocopy machine: https://dangerzone.rocks/about/

dangerzone
@dangerzone@social.freedom.press

Reminder: even with a sanitized document that can't phone home, there are still ways you can be tracked. There are watermarking methods such as printer tracking dots, intentional misspellings and extra spaces, that have been used in the past to detect whistleblowers. Be extra cautious when handling documents that have been sent to you personally.