Quick start
User can redact any Personal Identifiable Information (PII).
The PII Redaction model lets users minimize sensitive information about individuals by automatically identifying and removing personal Identifiable Information from the entire system.
PII is any information that can be used to identify a person, such as person name, location, credit card information, date of birth, medical condition, phone number, nationality, age, occupation, religion, political affiliation, and much more.
When PII Redaction model is turned on, any detected PII information will be replaced:
With
hashsubstitution:Hi, my name is ####!
With
entity_namesubstitution:Hi, my name is [PERSON_NAME]!
You can also create redacted audio files to replace sensitive information with a beeping sound.
Example output
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada is triggering air quality alerts throughout the US. Skylines from Maine to Maryland to Minnesota are gray and smoggy. And in some places, the air quality warnings include the warning to stay inside. We wanted to better understand what's happening here and why, so we called ##### #######, an ######### ######### in the ########## ## ################### ### ########### at ##### ####### ##########. Good morning, #########.Good morning. So what is it about the conditions right now that have caused this round of wildfires to affect so many people so far away? Well, there's a couple of things. The season has been pretty dry already, and then the fact that we're getting hit in the US. Is because there's a couple of weather systems that ...
PII policies
Policy name | Description | Example |
| Customer account or membership identification number |
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| Banking information, including account and routing numbers |
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| Blood type | O-, AB positive |
| Credit card verification code | CVV: 080 |
| Expiration date of a credit card |
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| Credit card number |
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| Specific calendar date | December 18 |
| Date of birth | Date of Birth: March 7, 1961 |
| Driver’s license number | DL# 356933-540 |
| Medications, vitamins, or supplements | Advil, Acetaminophen, Panadol |
| Email address | |
| Name of an event or holiday | Olympics, Yom Kippur |
| Terms indicating gender identity or sexual orientation, including slang terms | female, bisexual, trans |
| Healthcare numbers and health plan beneficiary numbers | Policy No.: 5584-486-674-YM |
| Bodily injury | I broke my arm, I have a sprained wrist |
| Internet IP address, including IPv4 and IPv6 formats | 192.168.0.1 |
| Name of a natural language | Spanish, French |
| Any Location reference including mailing address, postal code, city, state, province, country, or coordinates. | Lake Victoria, 145 Windsor St., 90210 |
| Name of a medical condition, disease, syndrome, deficit, or disorder | chronic fatigue syndrome, arrhythmia, depression |
| Medical process, including treatments, procedures, and tests | heart surgery, CT scan |
| Name and/or amount of currency | 15 pesos, $94.50 |
| Terms indicating nationality, ethnicity, or race | American, Asian, Caucasian |
| Numerical PII (including alphanumeric strings) that doesn’t fall under other categories |
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| Job title or profession | professor, actors, engineer, CPA |
| Name of an organization | CNN, McDonalds, University of Alaska, Northwest General Hospital |
| Passport numbers, issued by any country | PA4568332, NU3C6L86S12 |
| Account passwords, PINs, access keys, or verification answers | 27%alfalfa, temp1234, My mother’s maiden name is Smith |
| Number associated with an age | 27, 75 |
| Name of a person | Bob, Doug Jones, Dr. Kay Martinez, MD |
| Telephone or fax number |
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| Terms referring to a political party, movement, or ideology | Republican, Liberal |
| Terms indicating religious affiliation | Hindu, Catholic |
| Internet addresses | ww.nextapp.co |
| Social Security Number or equivalent |
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| Usernames, login names, or handles | @NEXTAI |
| Vehicle identification numbers (VINs), vehicle serial numbers, and license plate numbers | 5FNRL38918B111818, BIF7547 |
Redaction of audio files
NEXT also supports redaction on audio files to replace sensitive information with a beeping sound - like you hear audio "bleeped out" on TV shows and movies.
Note: Redacted audio creation is not supported for the EU region.
Availability
PII Redaction is available in all paid plans as part of our commitment to get the entire industry over the hurdle of privacy and bring peace of mind to all all our users and customers.