De-identify table data using masking and conditional logic

Transform a column based on the value of another column.

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• Examples of de-identifying tabular data

Code sample

Java

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import com.google.cloud.dlp.v2.DlpServiceClient;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.CharacterMaskConfig;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.ContentItem;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.DeidentifyConfig;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.DeidentifyContentRequest;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.DeidentifyContentResponse;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.FieldId;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.FieldTransformation;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.LocationName;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.PrimitiveTransformation;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.RecordCondition;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.RecordCondition.Condition;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.RecordCondition.Conditions;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.RecordCondition.Expressions;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.RecordTransformations;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.RelationalOperator;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.Table;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.Table.Row;
import com.google.privacy.dlp.v2.Value;
import java.io.IOException;

public class DeIdentifyTableConditionMasking {

  public static void deIdentifyTableConditionMasking() throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    Table tableToDeIdentify =
        Table.newBuilder()
            .addHeaders(FieldId.newBuilder().setName("AGE").build())
            .addHeaders(FieldId.newBuilder().setName("PATIENT").build())
            .addHeaders(FieldId.newBuilder().setName("HAPPINESS SCORE").build())
            .addRows(
                Row.newBuilder()
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("101").build())
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("Charles Dickens").build())
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("95").build())
                    .build())
            .addRows(
                Row.newBuilder()
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("22").build())
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("Jane Austen").build())
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("21").build())
                    .build())
            .addRows(
                Row.newBuilder()
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("55").build())
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("Mark Twain").build())
                    .addValues(Value.newBuilder().setStringValue("75").build())
                    .build())
            .build();

    deIdentifyTableConditionMasking(projectId, tableToDeIdentify);
  }

  public static Table deIdentifyTableConditionMasking(String projectId, Table tableToDeIdentify)
      throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (DlpServiceClient dlp = DlpServiceClient.create()) {
      // Specify what content you want the service to de-identify.
      ContentItem contentItem = ContentItem.newBuilder().setTable(tableToDeIdentify).build();

      // Specify how the content should be de-identified.
      CharacterMaskConfig characterMaskConfig =
          CharacterMaskConfig.newBuilder().setMaskingCharacter("*").build();
      PrimitiveTransformation primitiveTransformation =
          PrimitiveTransformation.newBuilder().setCharacterMaskConfig(characterMaskConfig).build();

      // Specify field to be de-identified.
      FieldId fieldId = FieldId.newBuilder().setName("HAPPINESS SCORE").build();

      // Specify when the above field should be de-identified.
      Condition condition =
          Condition.newBuilder()
              .setField(FieldId.newBuilder().setName("AGE").build())
              .setOperator(RelationalOperator.GREATER_THAN)
              .setValue(Value.newBuilder().setIntegerValue(89).build())
              .build();
      // Apply the condition to records
      RecordCondition recordCondition =
          RecordCondition.newBuilder()
              .setExpressions(
                  Expressions.newBuilder()
                      .setConditions(Conditions.newBuilder().addConditions(condition).build())
                      .build())
              .build();

      // Associate the de-identification and conditions with the specified field.
      FieldTransformation fieldTransformation =
          FieldTransformation.newBuilder()
              .setPrimitiveTransformation(primitiveTransformation)
              .addFields(fieldId)
              .setCondition(recordCondition)
              .build();
      RecordTransformations transformations =
          RecordTransformations.newBuilder().addFieldTransformations(fieldTransformation).build();

      DeidentifyConfig deidentifyConfig =
          DeidentifyConfig.newBuilder().setRecordTransformations(transformations).build();

      // Combine configurations into a request for the service.
      DeidentifyContentRequest request =
          DeidentifyContentRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(LocationName.of(projectId, "global").toString())
              .setItem(contentItem)
              .setDeidentifyConfig(deidentifyConfig)
              .build();

      // Send the request and receive response from the service.
      DeidentifyContentResponse response = dlp.deidentifyContent(request);

      // Print the results.
      System.out.println("Table after de-identification: " + response.getItem().getTable());

      return response.getItem().getTable();
    }
  }
}

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