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Preserving data protection with policy

  • US 9,825,945 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2014
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented in a computing device, the method comprising:

  • identifying an entity-trusted application on the computing device, the entity-trusted application configured to access data that is associated with an identifier of an entity that sets a data protection policy controlling access to the data;

    associating a first process that is a running instance of the entity-trusted application with the identifier of the entity associated with the data; and

    enforcing, by an operating system of the computing device, the data protection policy of the entity, the enforcing including;

    automatically encrypting, by the operating system in accordance with the data protection policy, data saved by the first process;

    associating the data saved by the first process with the identifier of the entity; and

    preventing, by the operating system in accordance with the data protection policy, a second process that is a running instance of an entity-untrusted application from accessing the encrypted data associated with the identifier of the entity.

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