Patent ID: 7234065
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for an enterprise to manage privacy of information, the method comprising: identifying application information that describes at least one software application used by the enterprise; storing the application information in a database; identifying types of information that are contained in or used by the application; storing the types of information in the database; determining jurisdiction information that describes the jurisdictions in which the application operates; storing the jurisdiction information in the database; identifying the procedures used to protect the privacy of the types of information; storing procedural information related to the procedures in the database; automatically determining a compliance rating associated with the application; storing the compliance rating in the database; providing status data from the database, wherein the status data comprises at least the compliance rating; and identifying at least one category of functionality performed by the application, where in the procedures used to protect the privacy varies by the category of functionality.