For many readers, when they hear the words “the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)”, their eyelids immediately start to droop. But I’m sure getting slapped with an annual $1.5 million fine would wake them up! Whether you’re the one handling the data or the actual patient looking to protect your rights, now’s the time to become a HIPAA … Read More
HIPAA Compliance 2026: PHI Discovery & OCR Tools
For years, HIPAA compliance was straightforward: protect the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and you protect the organization. In 2026 and beyond, that approach no longer works. The real risk has shifted to the messy, unstructured “Dark Data” surrounding the EHR. Protected Health Information (PHI) now leaks into email attachments, billing exports, shared drives, and increasingly, AI workflows. In the … Read More
Automate Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labeling with PII Tools
Adding sensitivity labels to files in Microsoft Purview is a known pain point for many users. The issue is so bad that Microsoft even had to put out a dedicated article describing these “known issues”. That’s why PII Tools now offers Microsoft Purview integration with automatic sensitivity label inclusion. Check it out! Microsoft Purview Problems Having the correct sensitivity label … Read More
PII Dataset Download – Brazil CPF Number
Brazilian CPF Number Examples The Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPF) is the Brazilian individual taxpayer registry identification – think of it as the Brazilian version of the US Social Security Number. Each citizen is designated a CPF with the following 11-digit format: XXX.XXX.XXX-XX. If you’re building an app on the Brazilian market, then the FREE Download of 1000 Sample CPF … Read More
PII Dataset Download – US TaxPayer Identification Number (ITIN)
United States ITIN Examples Like the U.S. Social Security Number (SSN), the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing ID issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It is intended for taxpayers who are not eligible for an SSN, but it uses the same 9-digit structure: XXX-XX-XXXX. Source: Department of the Treasury, IRS Download the FREE set of … Read More
PII Dataset Download – US Social Security Number (SSN)
US Social Security Number Examples The Social Security Number (SSN) is the unofficial “universal ID” for life in the United States. Each citizen is designated a unique 9-digit number in the following format: XXX-XX-XXXX. Source: Swarthmore With the FREE Download of 1000 Sample Social Security Numbers below, you can train your own software, test how well it recognizes this data … Read More
The AI Act and Data Privacy: How to Future-Proof Your Models
The AI Act is Coming – Are YOU Ready? The AI Act is LIVE in 2026 The days of ‘move fast and break things’ are officially over for AI development in the EU. The AI Act will go into full effect on August 2, 2026, meaning we all have to start auditing and assessing the efficiency tools we’ve come to … Read More
Self-Hosted Unaffected by Global Cloudflare Outage
Millions of users were hit by the recent Cloudflare outage, resulting in massive blackouts for countless businesses. Yet, all PII Tools users remained untouched. This is how “going self-hosted” keeps you in the game. Cloudflare Outage On November 18, 2025, the global online world was suddenly struck with widespread disconnections. Thousands of popular websites were rendered useless, including everything from … Read More
PII Examples
Below you’ll find an example list of Personally Identifiable Information, or PII, to help you better understand how it can appear in the real world. You’ll also find FREE downloadable files attached to each point with specified (fake) PII examples you can then use to test your discovery solution. Enjoy. PII includes, but is not limited to: Names: Full name, … Read More
Mishandling PII: The Risks and Consequences
Fines, penalties, fees… Oh my! But by mismanaging PII, we stand to lose more than just money. It’s time to look at what’s at stake and learn how to avoid these numerous pitfalls. It’s All About the Money Unfortunately, for many people and companies, the only time they actually start to care is the moment their wallet gets involved. Taking … Read More
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