Maintaining Data Privacy in a Shared Data Storage System
First Claim
1. A method for sanitizing data, the method comprising:
- in response to receiving a data request from a user, determining whether the data request is submitted by an authorized user,wherein the data request is for accessing first data stored on a data storage system;
in response to determining that the data request is submitted by an authorized user, analyzing data access history by the user to the data storage system;
in response to determining that the user has previously accessed data on the data storage system that in light of the first data reveal confidential information which the user is not authorized to access, restricting user'"'"'s access to the confidential information.
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Abstract
Machines, systems and methods for sanitizing data are provided. The method comprises determining whether a data request is submitted by an authorized user, in response to receiving the data request, wherein the data request is for accessing first data stored on a data storage system; in response to determining that the data request is submitted by an authorized user, analyzing data access history by the user to the data storage system; in response to determining that the user has previously accessed data on the data storage system that in light of the first data reveal confidential information which the user is not authorized to access, restricting user'"'"'s access to the confidential information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for sanitizing data, the method comprising:
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in response to receiving a data request from a user, determining whether the data request is submitted by an authorized user, wherein the data request is for accessing first data stored on a data storage system; in response to determining that the data request is submitted by an authorized user, analyzing data access history by the user to the data storage system; in response to determining that the user has previously accessed data on the data storage system that in light of the first data reveal confidential information which the user is not authorized to access, restricting user'"'"'s access to the confidential information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for sanitizing data, the system comprising:
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a logic unit for determining whether a data request is submitted by an authorized user, in response to receiving the data request, wherein the data request is for accessing first data stored on a data storage system, wherein in response to determining that the data request is submitted by an authorized user, data access history is analyzed by the user to the data storage system, wherein in response to determining that the user has previously accessed data on the data storage system that in light of the first data reveal confidential information which the user is not authorized to access, user'"'"'s access to the confidential information is restricted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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determine whether a data request is submitted by an authorized user, in response to receiving the data request, wherein the data request is for accessing first data stored on a data storage system, wherein in response to determining that the data request is submitted by an authorized user, data access history is analyzed by the user to the data storage system, wherein in response to determining that the user has previously accessed data on the data storage system that in light of the first data reveal confidential information which the user is not authorized to access, user'"'"'s access to the confidential information is restricted. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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