12. A method comprising: receiving an electronic version of a first document; generating an electronic version of a second document which is a redacted version of the first document, wherein generating the second document comprises a computer having a redaction engine coupled to a source of redaction rules having at least one rule which automatically excludes a first piece of information in the first document from being contained in the second document; and transmitting the second document to another party.
12. A method comprising: receiving an electronic version of a first document; generating an electronic version of a second document which is a redacted version of the first document, wherein generating the second document comprises a computer having a redaction engine coupled to a source of redaction rules having at least one rule which automatically excludes a first piece of information in the first document from being contained in the second document; and transmitting the second document to another party. 17. A method as in claim 12 wherein the first piece of information comprises visual photographic information which is excluded.