Privacy firewall
US9665722B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0209
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for providing an anonymization engine. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method comprising receiving a message directed at a recipient computer located outside a secure area by a privacy computer located within a secure area. The privacy computer may identify private information using a plurality of privacy rules and anonymize the message according to the plurality of privacy rules. Another embodiment may be directed to a method comprising receiving a request for sensitive data from a requesting computer. An anonymization computer may determine a sensitive data record associated with the request and may anonymize the sensitive data record by performing at least two of: removing unnecessary sensitive data entries from the sensitive data record, masking the sensitive data entries to maintain format, separating the sensitive data entries into associated data groupings, and de-contexting the data.
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