Personally Identifiable Information

Personally, identifiable information refers to details that can expose a person’s identity to the rest of the public. Personally identifiable information can include social security numbers, phone numbers, and addresses of where people live.

March 05, 2021 | 6 minutes read

What is HIPAA Compliance? Hospitals and Healthcare

HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal healthcare law that was initially passed in 1996.

September 08, 2020 | 7 minutes read

Best Practices for Retail Surveillance

In today’s retail business, surveillance is a necessity. Surveillance systems are used to deter theft, reduce insurance rates, and improve customer experience.

September 04, 2020 | 9 minutes read

HIPAA & The Privacy Law

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) moved to bring standards to the handling of private health information (PHI) to protect individuals from the misuse of their personal data.

May 07, 2020 | 9 minutes read

Live Streaming Privacy in the Middle of Coronavirus Outbreak

Privacy is the right to manage personal information. Any confidential information that may be accidentally exposed on a live stream, including faces of minors and private citizens, should be treated as such and removed using video and audio redaction software. Bear in mind that privacy is expected.

December 22, 2019 | 8 minutes read

Protecting Your Agency Against Massive Video FOIA Requests

There can be times when a citizen or multiple citizens or organizations can and will flood a law enforcement department with large quantities of FOIA requests. Taking the time now to prepare your agency for such events will save you time, money, and probably lawsuits.

December 18, 2019 | 7 minutes read

Audio Redaction Software | The Basics

Law enforcement agencies use audio redaction software to remove sensitive information from recordings. Properly redacted audio is crucial for maintaining credibility and upholding the integrity of investigations and court proceedings.

November 11, 2019 | 4 minutes read

Proper Redaction Matters

If you intend on honoring redaction policies and rules, you are going to need to find better software for conducting redaction work. If not, you’ll just be inviting what happened in the Manafort investigation – redacted documents with top secret information being released to the masses.

November 04, 2019 | 6 minutes read

Proactive Public Records

Proactively sharing non-sensitive, routine content and summaries of Calls for Service on public platforms can reduce blanket public records requests, enhance transparency, and improve community perception of law enforcement efforts.

October 07, 2019 | 4 minutes read

Audio Resampling | Protecting Sensitive Information & Identities

Protecting sensitive information and identities is a core operation when redacting files. It can be difficult when you face audio content. On the one hand, audio needs to be heard clearly for a jury to understand what is transpiring. On the other, we may be dealing with a protected witness, an undercover officer, or some information that is critical to future prosecutions that can’t be revealed in the moment.

September 30, 2019 | 5 minutes read

Automatic Audio Redaction

For law enforcement agencies, things like driver’s license numbers, names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and other personal identification information (PII) are just a few pieces of information that need to be redacted in order to satisfy a FOIA request.

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