How to Manage System Detectors

In this article: How to choose which data types Phaselaw automatically detects and suggests for redaction.

Phaselaw uses built-in data-type detectors to automatically flag personal data for redaction. Admins can turn individual detectors on or off so that redaction suggestions focus only on the data types relevant to your work.

How to manage System Detectors

1. From the left sidebar, click Configuration

2. Under General Settings, scroll down to System Detectors

3. Toggle each detector on or off as needed

   

What if I need to regenerate suggestions on an existing document?

If you've changed your detector settings after a document has already been processed, you'll need to reset the document to regenerate suggestions. Resetting a document permanently removes all redactions, edits and comments. This cannot be undone. → Resetting a Document to Its Original State

Available detectors

General

• Name — a full person name, including first names, middle names or initials, and last names

• Email Address — an email address

• Phone Number — a telephone number

• Financial Quantity — a financial quantity, such as a price or amount

• Credit Card Number — a credit card number between 12 to 19 digits

Banking & financial

• ABA Routing Number — a nine-digit code used by US banks to identify financial institutions

• International Bank Account Number (IBAN) — an internationally agreed system for identifying bank accounts across national borders

• UK Bank Sort Code — a six-digit code identifying a bank and branch in the UK clearing system, formatted XX-XX-XX

• UK Bank Account (Sort Code + Account Number) — an eight-digit account number with an optional six-digit sort code, used in BACS / Faster Payments

• US Bank Account Number — a US bank account number between 8 to 17 digits

Government & national IDs

• UK National Insurance Number — uniquely identifies an individual in the UK National Insurance and tax system

• UK National Health Service Number — a 10-digit UK NHS number

• Swedish National ID (Personnummer) — the Swedish personal identity number issued by Skatteverket

• US Social Security Number — a nine-digit US SSN

• US Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) — a US ITIN

• US Employer Identification Number (EIN) — a nine-digit number assigned by the IRS to business entities

• US Passport Number — a nine-digit US passport number

• US Drivers License Number — a US driver's license number

Other

• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) — a 17-character alphanumeric identifier assigned to motor vehicles