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US 2006/0225136 A1Published application
Systems and methods for protecting personally identifiable information
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsRobert Rounthwaite, Paul Rehfuss, Gopalakrishnan Seshadrinathan, Kenneth Richards, Michael Gahrns
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Abstract
Techniques for protecting personally identifiable information are described. In an implementation, a method is described which includes analyzing heuristics which correspond to a communication to determine a likelihood that the communication relates to a fraudulent attempt to obtain personally identifiable information. A determination is made based on the determined likelihood of whether to perform one or more actions in conjunction with the communication.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- analyzing heuristics which correspond to a communication to determine a likelihood that the communication relates to a fraudulent attempt to obtain personally identifiable information;
- and
- determining whether to perform one or more actions in conjunction with the communication based on the determined likelihood.
A method comprising:
- examining data contained in a communication to ascertain whether the communication includes a request for personally identifiable information;
- and
- determining a likelihood that the communication relates to a fraudulent attempt to obtain personally identifiable information based at least in part on the examining.
A method comprising:
- examining a communication to locate one or more geographical discrepancies;
- and
- determining a likelihood that the communication relates to a fraudulent attempt to obtain personally identifiable information based at least in part on the examining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.