Method, system and program product for locating personal information over a network
First Claim
1. A method for locating personal information over a network, comprising:
- inputting personal information using an interface;
forming a search string based on the personal information; and
conducting a search over a network based on the search string to identify network destinations storing the personal information.
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Abstract
A method, system and program product for locating personal information over a network are provided. Specifically, under the present invention, personal information is entered using an interface. Then, a search string(s) based on the entered information is formed by processing the personal information according to a definable algorithm(s). Once the search string(s) is formed, a search based on the string(s) is conducted over a network to identify any network destinations storing the personal information. The identified network destinations can then be notified to remove/delete the personal information.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for locating personal information over a network, comprising:
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inputting personal information using an interface;
forming a search string based on the personal information; and
conducting a search over a network based on the search string to identify network destinations storing the personal information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for locating personal information over a network, comprising:
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inputting personal information using an interface;
scheduling a search for the personal information using the interface;
forming at least one search string by processing the personal information according to at least one definable algorithm; and
conducting the search over a network based on the at least one search string to identify network destinations storing the personal information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for locating personal information over a network, comprising:
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a string system for forming a search string based on personal information entered using an interface; and
a search system for conducting a search over a network based on the search string to identify network destinations storing the personal information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A program product stored on a recordable medium for locating personal information over a network, which when executed comprises:
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program code for forming a search string based on personal information entered using an interface; and
program code for conducting a search over a network based on the search string to identify network destinations storing the personal information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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