Oct 16, 2007
The News: Xerox and PARC have developed technologies that control access to sensitive information and make it possible to remove data for readers who don’t have a “need to know.”
The Context: Organisations such as financial services and mortgage businesses depend on easy access to digital documents. Digitised content can be printed, copied, forwarded and reused, making it hard to control information and comply with privacy restrictions.
The Innovation: The technology includes a detection software tool that uses content analysis and an intelligent user interface to easily protect sensitive information. It can encrypt only the sensitive sections or paragraphs of a document, a capability previously not available.