Why it matters

PII detection prevents privacy incidents. GDPR + CCPA require handling.

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The architecture

Regex + NER for PII types.

Redact before logging.

Block on output.

PII detectionDetectregex + NERRedactbefore loggingBlockon outputPresidio (Microsoft) open-source; commercial: Nightfall, Skyflow
PII detection.
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How it works end to end

Presidio open source.

Nightfall commercial.

NER for names/addresses.