US 12,216,774 B2
Dynamic and modular data classification engine
George Chen Kaidi, Singapore (SG); Li Hua Lim, Singapore (SG); Rajasekaran Radhakrishnan, Chennai (IN); and Sreeram Vasudevan, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/153,137.
Claims priority of application No. 202241069070 (IN), filed on Nov. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0176902 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/604 (2013.01) [G06F 21/6209 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting a data transfer event initiated by a user device, wherein the data transfer event is associated with transferring data from a first data file to a second data file;
determining a particular clearance classification assigned to the second data file;
detecting, based on traversing the data, a first section of the data having a first sensitivity level that is incompatible with the particular clearance classification assigned to the second data file;
in response to detecting the first section of the data having the first sensitivity level that is incompatible with the particular clearance classification assigned to the second data file, modifying the data, wherein the modifying the data comprises removing the first section of the data from the data; and
inserting the modified data as a copied version of the data into the second data file.