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Speech analytics and quality · L2 · 20 min

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Learn in five minutes

  • Wikipedia's personal-data page says personally identifiable information is information related to an identifiable person, and that legal definitions differ by place.
  • That page quotes NIST SP 800-122: information that can distinguish or trace an identity, and other information that is linked or linkable.
  • It says information that might not count as PII under HIPAA can still be personal data under the GDPR. One definition is not universal.
  • Replacing a name and leaving a unique account number is not finished. A linked field can still identify.
  • This page is not a redaction product and not legal advice.

Masking is a learning habit: find every field that can pick out the person, not only the name. Confirm the definition that applies before you rely on it.

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Two fields

  1. A toy line: 'Sam, account 4412, asked for a card.'
  2. Replace the name. Read the line again.
  3. The account number is still there. Mask that too, or say the line is not redacted.
  4. Do not use a real customer's line for the exercise.

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Quiz

What does the personal-data page say about definitions of PII?

The page says the effective definitions vary.

What does the NIST wording on that page include besides a direct identifier?

Linkable information is part of the quoted definition.

Is this room legal advice?

The room says it is not.

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Ecosystem

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Removing or masking information that can identify a person. A name-only pass can leave a linked identifier.

Sisters: Automatic speech recognition, Sentiment analysis, Quality rubrics, Personal data.

The live voice pipeline answers the person. Analytics reads a recording later. Keep those clocks apart.

A later review can add a rubric you wrote. It cannot borrow a customer's tape.

Config

  • Write the goal in one sentence.
  • Name the input and the allowed output.
  • Save the trace next to the result.

Troubleshooting

  • The answer looks fluent and is wrong. Check whether a source passage actually contains the claim.
  • The loop never stops. Set a step cap and stop when the tool result repeats.

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