How Can AI-Based Redaction Help Meet Compliance Requirements?
What Is PII? And Why Does It Need To Be Redacted?
Personally identifiable information – is one of the most crucial pieces of information in today’s digital world, where privacy is one of the top concerns of people. Therefore, there is a major requirement for this information to be kept confidential on all fronts. This is where redaction comes into play. Redaction is performed on PII data to meet various compliance requirements.
In this blog, we will briefly explore what these requirements are and what happens if we do not comply with them.
What Are The Requirements Set Forth By Compliances?
International compliances carrying clauses that are concerned with personal or classified data, such as the CJIS, CRoC, GDPR, HIPAA, FEDRamp, CCPA, and California State Bill 748 (SB-748), have set requirements for the redaction of confidential data, such as PII. This is to ensure the prevention of the public release of critical information, as well as the prevention of misuse of confidential information.
Law enforcement falls into the category when working with digital evidence such as videos ingested from various sources. When presenting the video of a crime scene, to a public setting such as the court, the video must be redacted to remove any individuals not involved in the scene, minors, and personally identifiable information such as social security numbers and vehicle license plate numbers.
Similarly, in the Department of Health, HIPAA presents a compliance requirement for the redaction of PII, medical reports, and other elements from any piece of information that may be made public, to prevent misuse of such information against an individual or otherwise.
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The Consequences of Not Meeting Redaction Requirements by Compliances
Why is it necessary to be compliant with these policies regarding PII data and redaction? What could go wrong when one does not meet these requirements?
Well, there are two sides to this coin. First, there is the element of the consequences an individual would have to face when PII information is not redacted. Individuals who are shown in footage involving crime scenes as witnesses may face threats to their life and property. Critical personal information such as national identity and social security numbers could be misused by criminals or other entities.
The second element stems from the first one – penalties. If compliance requirements are not met as per the laws of the state or country, courts may place sanctions on attorneys who violate redaction requirements. Numerous cases have been reported in the past where redaction was either absent or inadequate and resulted in huge fines and other legal action.
How VIDIZMO’s Redaction Tool Helps You Be Compliant?
VIDIZMO’s audio and video redaction tool are well-designed to help you meet requirements for redaction set by compliances, by providing a complete interface for the redaction of video, audio, and image data. Redaction of PII and other data leads to you being compliant with the clauses of the aforementioned compliances and more.
However, there’s more to VIDIZMO’s Redaction Tool than that. Here’s a complete set of the features it has to offer:
- VIDIZMO’s Redaction Tool acts as a complete solution that may be opted as a standalone product or integrated into VIDIZMO’s video content management systems – EVCMS and DEMS.
- The tool provides the user with an easy-to-use interface, allowing users to work with it without any extensive prior training.
- The application is browser-based, saving you from the hassle of system requirements and large downloads and installations.
- VIDIZMO’s Redaction Tool is available for both automatic and manual redaction.
- Automatic Redaction works on the principle of automatic detection where a face, object, person, license plate, or other forms of information can be detected automatically and redacted at the click of a button.
- Redaction Tool offers the option to blur out, pixelate, or mask with a solid color, the element in a bounding box.
- Labeling of detected elements is also possible in VIDIZMO’s Redaction Tool, which allows for better smart searches.
- There are deployment options that cater to everyone’s needs, as VIDIZMO’s products can be deployed over SaaS, Azure, or AWS cloud (Government and Commercial) as well as on-premises in a data center of your choice.
- The original file may be retained or overwritten as per what the user requires.
- Manual redaction can assist automatic redaction with added human accuracy.
- Widgets and API integration allow the tool to be integrated into existing RMS, CMS, and other systems.
- Multiple file ingestion and simultaneous redaction options are available.
- VIDIZMO is FEDRamp compliant through its partners.
