PII Detection & Redaction
Identify personal information across document sets including SSNs, financial data, health information, and contact details for systematic redaction.
70-85% reduction in PII identification
Comprehensive detection (verify critical documents)
Data Security & Privacy
The Problem
- ✗PII scattered across documents
- ✗Multiple data types to identify
- ✗Risk of missed redactions
- ✗Volume of documents to process
- ✗Compliance requirements
How Claude Helps
Claude identifies PII across documents for redaction. It detects multiple PII types, identifies locations in documents, suggests redaction approach, batch processes document sets, and generates PII reports.
Step-by-Step Workflow
Define PII categories
Specify which types of personal information to detect
Process documents
Claude scans document set for all PII patterns
Review detections
Verify identified PII and check for false positives
Apply redactions
Use redaction tools with Claude's detection output
Verify completeness
Run final check and generate compliance reports
Example Prompt
Identify PII in this document set for redaction: PII CATEGORIES TO DETECT: IDENTIFIERS - Social Security Numbers (XXX-XX-XXXX) - Driver's license numbers - Passport numbers - Employee IDs FINANCIAL - Bank account numbers - Credit card numbers - Financial account numbers CONTACT - Home addresses - Personal phone numbers - Personal email addresses HEALTH - Medical record numbers - Health conditions - Treatment information OTHER - Dates of birth - Biometric data - Immigration status FOR EACH DETECTION: | Document | Page | PII Type | Content (partial) | Location | REDACTION RECOMMENDATIONS: - Full redaction vs. partial (e.g., last 4 digits) - Replacement text - Consistency across document set COMPLIANCE NOTES: - HIPAA implications - State privacy law considerations - Retention requirements Generate PII detection report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is PII detection?
Claude catches most standard PII patterns. Always verify critical documents manually.
Can Claude apply redactions?
Claude identifies PII. Use document editing tools to apply actual redactions.
What about non-standard PII?
Define custom patterns. Claude will search for specified formats.