Allow comparing on secured documents

I don't get why I can't compare two pdfs when any of them is secured (e.g., just from editing). Comparing it's a read-only operation and it does not modify any of the documents.

Hi Dave
Thank you for your detailed answer!
Based on what you explained, I'll have to go to next step, i.e. post a request to allow simple highlighting and commenting in any PDF document.
My question now is, where can I post my feature request to allow highlighting and commenting in ALL PDF documents?
A suggestion would be to only allow highlighting with transparency to avoid hiding of content. I am convinced that it is also possible to find a technical solution for this productivity tool.
Let's be honest, depending on what's at stake, there will always be a way to falsify a digital PDF document. I'm not in this business, I only want to stress the practical aspect of this matter.
Why lower general usability and productivity for this percentage (30%? 40%?) of strictly confidential and not-to-be-altered documents?
If one really want the content to be secure, one will sign it with a certificate or some other kind of hash, but why deactivate daily productivity tools of the software?
Greetz

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