Data management level determining method

A method performed by a computer, the method comprising:

• obtaining data in which a value is set to at least a part of one or a plurality of items from a device coupled to the computer via a network;
• determining a management level to be applied to the data from among a plurality of management levels having different information protection measure strengths based on an item name of each of the one or the plurality of items of the data and presence or absence of a setting of a value to each of the one or the plurality of items;
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• storing the data in a memory in association with management information indicating the management level applied to the data.

A computer-implemented data distribution system comprising:

• a memory configured to store a plurality of data respectively assigned with a plurality of different management levels for protecting information;
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• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to
• determine a management level assigned to data of the plurality of data from among the plurality of different management levels based on an item name of an item included within the data and presence or absence of a value associated with the item,
• store the data in the memory in association with management information indicating the management level assigned to the data, and
• distribute data according to the management level assigned to the data.