Can you elaborate more on how you extracted the RAW images without the parts grayed out? I give a presentation on inadvertent release of confidential information due to stupidity about technology. Clearly either Apple or the FCC screwed up. Any idea where the blame lies and why?
The PDF is not locked down with any form of security whatsoever. They (FCC) used Macdraft to add boxes to cover the IP parts. These boxes are easily removed in Adobe Acrobat Professional with the editing tool. If the FCC was serious about covering these areas, they would have painted them over in a photo/bitmap editor.