About PII Info Scanner
This tool scans text for PII patterns with type selection, severity statistics, masked output display, and file import.
Key Features
- Multi-type Detection: ID card, phone, email, bank card, IP, address, etc.
- Risk Severity Summary: High/medium/low grouped counts.
- Positioning: Line/column and type-specific descriptions.
- Masked Display: Matched values are masked in results.
- File Scan: Supports txt/csv/json/log input files.
- Result Management: Remove item, clear, and sample loading.
Steps
- Paste text or upload a file.
- Select PII types to scan.
- Run scan and inspect summary/results.
- Fix issues and rescan.
Use Cases
- Log sanitization and compliance checks.
- Privacy review before data sharing.
- Sensitive-data auditing in test datasets.
FAQ
Why do false positives happen?
Pattern matching may over-match edge cases; verify findings with context.
Is data uploaded externally?
Scanning runs locally in-browser, but you should still avoid pasting highly sensitive real production data.