System and method of removal of personal data from public databases

• US 20050198037A1
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Uniprivacy Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Uniprivacy Incorporated
• Inventors: Berman, Charles, Davy, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/040,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20050198037A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes

Abstract

System and method for removal of private information associated with a client from public databases. The system and method includes (a) receiving information from the client to be deleted from the public databases; (b) storing the client information in a database; (c) storing in the database a list of the public databases; (d) for each of the public databases in the public database list, transmitting a query to each of the public databases to determine if the client information exists in the public databases; (e) if the client information does exist in the public databases, deleting the client information from the public databases; and (f) after deleting the client information, transmitting a query to the public databases from which the client information was deleted to determine the success. This process is then repeated on a predetermined periodic basis.

Claims

1. A method for removal of private information associated with a client from public databases, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving information from the client to be deleted from the public databases;

(b) storing the client information in a database;

(c) storing in the database a list of the public databases;

(d) for each of the public databases in the public database list, transmitting a query to each of the public databases to determine if the client information exists in the public databases,

(e) if the client information does exist in the public databases, deleting the client information from the public databases;

(f) after deleting the client information in step (e), transmitting a query to the public databases from which the client information was deleted to determine the success of step (e).

2. The method of claim 1, whether comprising the step of:

repeating steps (d) through (f) on a predetermined periodic basis.