Panic level manager

A method that is configured to prevent a computing device from outputting sensitive data in response to receiving an error response from a server and while the computing device is unable to receive software updates, comprising:

• generating, by a headless application of the computing device, first personally identifiable information;
• storing, by the headless application of the computing device, the first personally identifiable information in a diagnostic data storage medium of the computing device;
• determining, by the headless application of the computing device, a first panic level that indicates to transmit the first personally identifiable information to a server and a first temporal frequency for the headless application to send the first personally identifiable information to the server;
• based on satisfying the first temporal frequency, transmitting, by the headless application of the computing device and to the server, the first personally identifiable information;
• receiving, by the headless application of the computing device and from the server, a first error response that indicates an error occurred because of transmitting the first personally identifiable information;
• based on receiving the first error response, incrementing, by the headless application of the computing device, an error response count that indicates a number of error responses received from the server;
• comparing, by the headless application of the computing device, the first error response count received from the server to a first error response count threshold;
• based on comparing the first error response count to the first error response count threshold, determining, by the headless application of the computing device, that the error response count satisfies the first error response count threshold;
• based on determining that the error response count satisfies the first error response count threshold, updating, by the headless application of the computing device, the first panic level to a second panic level that indicates to cease transmitting second personally identifiable information and indicates to transmit heartbeat data to the server and a second temporal frequency for the headless application to send the heartbeat data to the server;
• based on satisfying the second temporal frequency, transmitting, by the headless application of the computing device and to the server, the heartbeat data;
• receiving, by the headless application of the computing device and from the server, a second error response that indicates an error occurred because of transmitting the heartbeat data;
• based on receiving the second error response, incrementing, by the headless application of the computing device, the error response count;
• comparing, by the headless application of the computing device, the error response count received from the server to a second error response count threshold;
• based on comparing the error response count to the second error response count threshold, determining, by the headless application of the computing device, that the error response count satisfies the second error response count threshold;
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• based on determining that the error response count satisfies the second error response count threshold, updating, by the headless application of the computing device, the second panic level to a third panic level that indicates to cease transmitting additional heartbeat data to the server.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• generating, by an application of a computing device, first diagnostic data that is associated with the computing device;
• transmitting, by the application of the computing device and to a server, the first diagnostic data;
• receiving, by the application of the computing device and from the server, an error response that indicates an error occurred because of transmitting the first diagnostic data;
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• in response to receiving the error response, determining, by the application of the computing device, a panic level that indicates a type of data for the application to send to the server and a temporal frequency for the application to send the type of data to the server;
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• based on the panic level, ceasing, by the application of the computing device, transmitting, to the server, second diagnostic data that is associated with the computing device.