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Expand Up @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Sentry will redact arrays and literal values, but also entire objects. For examp
```javascript
credentials = {
username: 'jane',
cats: ['pancake', 'maple', 'hellboy']
cats: ['pancake', 'maple', 'hellboy'],
password: 'p4ssw0rd!',
lastLogin: 'yesterday',
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In addition, we provide an [_Advanced Data Scrubbing_](/security-legal-pii/scrubbing//advanced-datascrubbing/) feature that allows more control over how filters are applied.

## Geographic Information

Geographic information is extracted from the user's IP address. This occurs even if the setting to stop storing IP addresses is turned on.

To scrub geo data, it's necessary to add an [_Advanced Data Scrubbing_](/security-legal-pii/scrubbing//advanced-datascrubbing/) rule.
For example, the rule `[Remove] [Anything] from [$user.geo.**]` will remove all geo information.

## Removing Data

If you’ve accidentally sent sensitive data to the server, you likely don't to want to leave it there. There are a few things to note in removal:
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