NP-20 Case Study

Cloud Storage PII Anonymization

Source: anonym.community research

Summary

Research Source Cloud Storage Documents Require Download for PII Processing anonym.community March 2026 feature analysis View Source Organizations store documents containing PII across multiple cloud storage providers (OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox). Processing these documents for PII requires downloading, local processing, and re-uploading. This creates PII copies on local devices, exposes data during transfer, and breaks document version history. Direct integration eliminates download-process-upload cycles.

Evidence & Data Points

  • Organizations store documents containing PII across multiple cloud storage providers (OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox). Processing these documents for PII requires downloading, local processing, and re-uploading. This creates PII copies on local devices, exposes data during transfer, and

Solution

The Solution: How cloak.business Addresses This Four-Provider Integration cloak.business connects to Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, and Dropbox via OAuth2+PKCE. Browse your cloud files directly within the cloak.business interface. Select documents, apply anonymization, and save results back — all without downloading to a local device. Preserve Document Context Anonymized documents are saved alongside originals or replace them, preserving folder structure, sharing permissions, and version history. No manual file management required. Cross-Provider Batch Processing Process documents from multiple cloud providers in a single batch operation. Select files from OneDrive and Google Drive simultaneously, apply consistent anonymization rules, and save results back to their res

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Compliance Context

Compliance Mapping This feature addresses GDPR Article 5(1)(f) (integrity and confidentiality — eliminates PII copies on local devices), GDPR Article 32 (security of processing — OAuth2+PKCE, no local PII storage), and data residency requirements (documents never leave the cloud provider's storage region during processing). cloak.business's GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2 compliance coverage, combined with Customer-selected hosting, provides documented technical measures organizations can reference in their compliance documentation.

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