Identification of pseudonymized data within data sources

1. A computer program product for identifying pseudonymized data within data sources, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising the programming instructions for:

selecting one or more data repositories within one or more of said data sources;

providing one or more privacy data models, each of said privacy data models comprising one or both of one or more patterns and one or more parameters;

selecting one or more of said one or more privacy data models;

analyzing data stored in said one or more selected data repositories using one or more parameters from said selected one or more privacy data models, wherein said analysis using said one or more parameters from said selected one or more privacy data models comprises identifying a meaning of each individual data value within said one or more selected data repositories, wherein said meaning of each individual data value within said one or more selected data repositories is determined by using cognitive semantics to identify an absolute frequency of specific data values within said one or more selected data repositories;

calculating a frequency distribution table containing frequency distribution values based on said identified absolute frequency of specific data values within said one or more selected data repositories;

comparing said frequency distribution values of said frequency distribution table to a predefined threshold value to determine a presence or absence of pseudonymized data; and

determining a data value within a data source to be pseudonymized in response to its associated frequency distribution value exceeding said predefined threshold value.

2. The computer program product as recited claim 1 , wherein the program code further comprises the programming instructions for:

generating notifications for said pseudonymized data within said one or more of said data sources.

3. The computer program product as recited in claim 1 , wherein said one or more patterns correspond to an encoded cryptographic digest.

4. The computer program product as recited in claim 1 , wherein said one or more parameters correspond to absolute frequency information associated with specific data values.

5. The computer program product as recited in claim 1 , wherein said one or more parameters comprise a user parameter.

6. The computer program product as recited claim 1 , wherein the program code further comprises the programming instructions for:

analyzing data stored in said one or more selected data repositories using one or more patterns from said selected one or more privacy data models, wherein said analysis using said one or more patterns from said selected one or more privacy data models comprises using anonymization deconstruction techniques; and

identifying pseudonymized data by deconstructing cryptographic digests.

7. A system, comprising:

a memory unit for storing a computer program for identifying pseudonymized data within data sources; and

a processor coupled to the memory unit, wherein the processor is configured to execute the program instructions of the computer program comprising:

selecting one or more data repositories within one or more of said data sources;

providing one or more privacy data models, each of said privacy data models comprising one or both of one or more patterns and one or more parameters;

selecting one or more of said one or more privacy data models;

analyzing data stored in said one or more selected data repositories using one or more parameters from said selected one or more privacy data models, wherein said analysis using said one or more parameters from said selected one or more privacy data models comprises identifying a meaning of each individual data value within said one or more selected data repositories, wherein said meaning of each individual data value within said one or more selected data repositories is determined by using cognitive semantics to identify an absolute frequency of specific data values within said one or more selected data repositories;

calculating a frequency distribution table containing frequency distribution values based on said identified absolute frequency of specific data values within said one or more selected data repositories;

comparing said frequency distribution values of said frequency distribution table to a predefined threshold value to determine a presence or absence of pseudonymized data; and

determining a data value within a data source to be pseudonymized in response to its associated frequency distribution value exceeding said predefined threshold value.

8. The system as recited claim 7 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprise:

generating notifications for said pseudonymized data within said one or more of said data sources.

9. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein said one or more patterns correspond to an encoded cryptographic digest.

10. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein said one or more parameters correspond to absolute frequency information associated with specific data values.

11. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein said one or more parameters comprise a user parameter.

12. The system as recited claim 7 , wherein the program instructions of the computer program further comprise:

analyzing data stored in said one or more selected data repositories using one or more patterns from said selected one or more privacy data models, wherein said analysis using said one or more patterns from said selected one or more privacy data models comprises using anonymization deconstruction techniques; and

identifying pseudonymized data by deconstructing cryptographic digests.