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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2005
Applicants:

Robert L. Rounthwaite, Fall City, WA (US);

Paul S Rehfuss, Seattle, WA (US);

Gopalakrishnan Seshadrinathan, Redmond, WA (US);

Kenneth G Richards, Newcastle, WA (US);

Michael T Gahrns, Woodinville, WA (US);

Inventors:

Robert L. Rounthwaite, Fall City, WA (US);

Paul S Rehfuss, Seattle, WA (US);

Gopalakrishnan Seshadrinathan, Redmond, WA (US);

Kenneth G Richards, Newcastle, WA (US);

Michael T Gahrns, Woodinville, WA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Techniques for protecting personally identifiable information are described. In an implementation, a method is described which includes analyzing heuristics which correspond to a communication to determine a likelihood that the communication relates to a fraudulent attempt to obtain personally identifiable information. A determination is made based on the determined likelihood of whether to perform one or more actions in conjunction with the communication.


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