System and method for controlling operations performed on personal information
US10664612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/46
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The subject matter discloses a method for securing personal information, comprising securing the personal information stored on a data server using a cryptographic secret, said cryptographic secret is unique to a user, storing a first share of the cryptographic secret on a secret storage server communicating with the data server and a second share of the cryptographic secret on a computerized device controlled by the user, detecting a request from the data server to perform an action on the personal information, transmitting the request to the computerized device controlled by the user to use the second share of the cryptographic secret to decrypt the personal information, decrypting the personal information using the first share and the second share, without storing both the first share and the second share in a single device concurrently and performing the action on the personal information on the data server.
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