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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
Stephen Carl Gates, Redding, CT (US);
Youngja Park, Edgewater, NJ (US);
Josyula R. Rao, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Wilfried Teiken, White Plains, NY (US);
Stephen Carl Gates, Redding, CT (US);
Youngja Park, Edgewater, NJ (US);
Josyula R. Rao, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Wilfried Teiken, White Plains, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques for limiting the risk of loss of sensitive data from a mobile device are provided. In one aspect, a method for managing sensitive data on a mobile device is provided. The method includes the following steps. A sensitivity of a data item to be transferred to the mobile device is determined. It is determined whether an aggregate sensitivity of data items already present on the mobile device plus the data item to be transferred exceeds a current threshold sensitivity value for the mobile device. If the aggregate sensitivity exceeds the current threshold sensitivity value, measures are employed to ensure the aggregate sensitivity remains below the current threshold sensitivity value for the mobile device. Otherwise the data item is transferred to the mobile device.