Preventing personal information from being posted to an internet
US9401886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of preventing personal information from being posted to an internet, comprising determining whether text within a post includes a pre-identified text pattern indicative of a first user's personal information, replacing any identified personal information with a number of trackback identifiers, and posting the text to the internet with the post including the number of trackback identifiers. A system for replacing personal information in an interact post with a number of trackback identifiers, the system comprising a processor, a discovery module, and a trackback generation module, in which the discovery module, when executed on the processor, searches through text within a post for any personal information associated with a first user, and in which the trackback generation module, when executed on the processor, replaces any identified personal information with the number of trackback identifiers before the information is posted to the internet.
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