Automating PII Detection and Redaction with Amazon Comprehend
Nestor Mayagma Jr.2026-01-08T08:21:54+00:00Organizations today are entrusted with enormous amounts of sensitive information. Customer support logs, healthcare records, financial transactions, and even training datasets often contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, or credit card numbers. Protecting this information is not just a matter of compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS. It is also central to maintaining customer trust and reducing the risk of data breaches. Amazon Comprehend, a managed natural language processing (NLP) service, provides a powerful way to automate the detection and redaction of PII. Instead of relying on manual review or custom [...]

