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Methods and systems are provided for controlling the disclosure of sensitive information. Disclosure is controlled in the sense that (a) the information is not disclosed until predefined conditions are met, such as the passage of a certain time without an authorized update request for secrecy, (b) c

Methods and systems are provided for controlling the disclosure of sensitive information. Disclosure is controlled in the sense that (a) the information is not disclosed until predefined conditions are met, such as the passage of a certain time without an authorized update request for secrecy, (b) copies of the information are protected by encryption and by widespread, unpredictable storage, so that at least one copy will be available when disclosure is required, (c) the information is kept secret until disclosure is required, and (d) when disclosure is required, the information is sent to predefined destinations such as email addresses or posted to web sites, in a predefined format.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by patent is:] [1.]1. A method executed by computer(s) for controlling disclosure of sensitive information provided by an information provider, comprising the steps of:obtaining at least one disclosure condition;hiding copies of the sensitive information i

[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by patent is:] [1.]1. A method executed by computer(s) for controlling disclosure of sensitive information provided by an information provider, comprising the steps of:obtaining at least one disclosure condition;hiding copies of the sensitive information in a network;checking at least once for occurrence of the disclosure condition; andif occurrence of the disclosure condition is detected then disclosing at least a portion of the sensitive information.