REMOVE PII FROM AN IMAGE
THIS GUIDE EXPLAINS HOW TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT AND REMOVE ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. PII IS CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
DIRECT IDENTIFIERS (EXPLICITLY IDENTIFY SOMEONE)
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FULL NAME
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HOME ADDRESS
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EMAIL ADDRESS (IF PERSONAL)
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PHONE NUMBER
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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (OR EQUIVALENT, LIKE NHS NUMBER)
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PASSPORT NUMBER
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DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER
SENSITIVE IDENTIFIERS (HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL)
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION (BANK ACCOUNT, CREDIT CARD NUMBERS)
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MEDICAL RECORDS OR HEALTH DATA
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BIOMETRIC DATA (FINGERPRINTS, FACIAL RECOGNITION DATA)
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LOGIN CREDENTIALS (USERNAMES, PASSWORDS)
INDIRECT IDENTIFIERS (WHEN COMBINED, CAN IDENTIFY SOMEONE)
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DATE OF BIRTH
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GENDER
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WORKPLACE DETAILS
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IP ADDRESS
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DEVICE IDENTIFIERS
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ANY COMBINATION OF THESE THAT COULD UNIQUELY POINT TO AN INDIVIDUAL
1 - TAKE SCREENSHOT
WITH THE SCREEN YOU WANT TO COPY OPEN, PRESS THE PRINT SCREEN BUTTON ON YOUR KEYBOARD
2 - PASTE INTO MS PAINT
SEARCH FOR MS PAINT USING THE SEARCH BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
3 - REMOVE PII
USING THE SHAPE OR BRUSH TOOLS, REMOVE ANY PII FROM THE IMAGE.
3 - SAVE THE IMAGE
IT IS NOW OKAY T UPLOAD. WE WILL ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK THAT NO PII IS PRESENT BEFORE USING ANY EXAMPLES IN COMMUNICATIONS.