Method for concealing sensitive mail return addresses
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsUri Kartoun, Aris Gkoulalas-Divanis, Sophie Batchelder, Krishnan Sugavanam
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for obfuscating sensitive information associated with mail delivery is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes identifying that a piece of mail directed towards a potential recipient includes a particular type of sensitive information. The computer-implemented method further includes selecting a mail obfuscation policy for the particular type of sensitive information based on the particular type of sensitive information. The computer-implemented method further includes performing an obfuscation action with respect to the particular type of sensitive information based on the selected mail obfuscation policy.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method for obfuscating sensitive information associated with mail delivery, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying that a piece of mail directed towards a potential recipient includes a particular type of sensitive information, wherein the identifying that the piece of mail directed towards the potential recipient includes the particular type of sensitive information is based, at least in part, on comparing one or more detected words on the piece of mail to received user input of sensitive words to be obfuscated;
- selecting a mail obfuscation policy for the particular type of sensitive information based on the particular type of sensitive information;
- and
- performing an obfuscation action with respect to the particular type of sensitive information based on the selected mail obfuscation policy.
A computer program product for obfuscating sensitive information associated with mail delivery, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions including instructions to:
- identify that a piece of mail directed towards a potential recipient includes a particular type of sensitive information, wherein the identifying that the piece of mail directed towards the potential recipient includes the particular type of sensitive information is based, at least in part, on comparing one or more detected words on the piece of mail to received user input of sensitive words to be obfuscated;
- select a mail obfuscation policy for the particular type of sensitive information based on the particular type of sensitive information;
- and
- perform an obfuscation action with respect to the particular type of sensitive information based on the selected mail obfuscation policy.
A computer system for obfuscating sensitive information associated with mail delivery, comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- one or more computer readable storage media;
- and
- computer program instructions;
- the computer program instructions being stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by the one or more computer processors;
- and
- the computer program instructions including instructions to:
- identify that a piece of mail directed towards a potential recipient includes a particular type of sensitive information, wherein the identifying that the piece of mail directed towards the potential recipient includes the particular type of sensitive information is based, at least in part, on comparing one or more detected words on the piece of mail to received user input of sensitive words to be obfuscated;
- select a mail obfuscation policy for the particular type of sensitive information based on the particular type of sensitive information;
- and
- perform an obfuscation action with respect to the particular type of sensitive information based on the selected mail obfuscation policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.