Personal computing device -based mechanism to detect preselected data
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1. A method comprising:
- searching contents of a plurality of data storage media of a personal computing device for pre-selected sensitive data; and
if at least a portion of the pre-selected sensitive data is detected, sending a notification of detection of the pre-selected sensitive data to a system via a network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting pre-selected data stored on a personal computing device is described. In one embodiment, contents of data storage media of a personal computing device are searched for pre-selected sensitive data. In one embodiment, if at least a portion of the pre-selected sensitive data is detected, a notification of the detection of the pre-selected data is sent to a system via a network. In another embodiment, if at least a portion of pre-selected sensitive data is detected, the access to this data is blocked.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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searching contents of a plurality of data storage media of a personal computing device for pre-selected sensitive data; and
if at least a portion of the pre-selected sensitive data is detected, sending a notification of detection of the pre-selected sensitive data to a system via a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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means for searching contents of a plurality of data storage media of a personal computing device for pre-selected sensitive data; and
means for sending a notification of detection of the pre-selected sensitive data to a system via a network if at least a portion of the pre-selected sensitive data is detected. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A personal computing device comprising:
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a plurality of storage media storing various data; and
at least one processor coupled to the plurality of storage media, at least one processor executing a set of instructions which cause the processor to search contents of the plurality of data storage media for pre-selected sensitive data, and to send a notification of detection of the pre-selected sensitive data to a system via a network if at least a portion of the pre-selected sensitive data is detected.
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32. A computer readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed on a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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searching contents of a plurality of data storage media of a personal computing device for pre-selected sensitive data; and
if at least a portion of the pre-selected sensitive data is detected, sending a notification of detection of the pre-selected sensitive data to a server via a network.
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