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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Onetrust, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Priya Malhotra, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kabir A. Barday, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mihir S. Karanjkar, Marietta, GA (US);
Steven W. Finch, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Ken A. Browne, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Aakash H. Patel, Norcross, GA (US);
Jason L. Sabourin, Brookhaven, GA (US);
Richard L. Daniel, Atlanta, GA (US);
Dylan D. Patton-Kuhl, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jonathan Blake Brannon, Smyrna, GA (US);
OneTrust, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Data processing systems and methods according to various embodiments are adapted for automatically detecting and documenting privacy-related aspects of computer software. Particular embodiments are adapted for: (1) automatically scanning source code to determine whether the source code include instructions for collecting personal data; and (2) facilitating the documentation of the portions of the code that collect the personal data. For example, the system may automatically prompt a user for comments regarding the code. The comments may be used, for example, to populate: (A) a privacy impact assessment; (B) system documentation; and/or (C) a privacy-related data map. The system may comprise, for example, a privacy comment plugin for use in conjunction with a code repository.