I wonder if the redacted versions are available in higher resolution.
I think the downscaled version could potentially be deciphered if the exact font is identified.
I think the downscaled version could potentially be deciphered if the exact font is identified.
https://www.postofficetrial.com/2021/03/project-sparrow-firs...
Looks like Arial to me.
Edit: Yes, it's Arial. Played with typing up a passage in Arial and adjusting using MS Word's justified text setting. I was able to get the right spacing etc. Here's an overlay with a image snip of the original document and my attempt (in red) overlayed. It looks almost identical.
I might play with imageworsener to see if I can figure out the exact downscaling method.
edit: ah, you beat me to it. I just played with Inkscape and word spacing to match that line. The scanned document looks very lightly slanted, but I don't think it matters too much.