Apparatus, method, and program product for selectively obscuring data being displayed
Apparatus, methods, and program products for selectively obscuring data being displayed is disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to determine a security classification for data being displayed on a display and selectively obscure the data being displayed on the display based on the determined security classification for the data. Methods and computer program products that perform the operations and/or functions of the apparatus are also disclosed.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor of an information handling device; and
a memory configured to store code executable by the processor to:
determine a security classification for data being displayed on a display device in communication with the processor,
selectively obscure the data being displayed on the display device based on the determined security classification for the data, and
freely display, on a sub-display device in communication with the processor, the data that is selectively obscured on the display device in response to the sub-display device including a smaller size than the display device.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the determined security classification is based on a set of importance metrics for the data; and
selectively obscuring the data comprises:
rendering the data unreadable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being greater than or equal to a threshold security classification, and
rendering the data freely readable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being less than the threshold security classification.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein:
the code further causes the processor to determine the set of importance metrics for the data; and
the set of importance metrics includes at least one importance metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding factor in a set of factors for the data.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the security classification of the data is based on a set of environmental metrics for the display device and a set of importance metrics for the data.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:
the set of environmental metrics includes at least one environmental metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding environmental factor in a set of environmental factors for an environment within which the display device currently resides; and
the set of importance metrics includes at least one importance metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding factor in a set of factors for the data.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein selectively obscuring the data comprises:
rendering the data unreadable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being greater than or equal to a threshold security classification; and
rendering the data freely readable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being less than the threshold security classification.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein:
the set of environmental factors for the environment within which the display device currently resides comprises at least one of a geographic boundary of the environment, a virtual boundary of the environment, a presence of humans in the environment, a proximity of at least one human in the environment, and a quantity of humans detected in the environment; and
the identified set of importance metrics for the data comprises at least one of a source of the data, metadata for the data, and a tag in the data.
8. A method, comprising:
determining, by a processor, a security classification for data being displayed on a display device in communication with the processor;
selectively obscuring the data being displayed on the display device based on the determined security classification for the data; and
freely displaying, on a sub-display device in communication with the processor, the data that is selectively obscured on the display device in response to the sub-display device including a size smaller than the display device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein:
the determined security classification is based on a set of importance metrics for the data; and
selectively obscuring the data comprises:
rendering the data unreadable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being greater than or equal to a threshold security classification, and
rendering the data freely readable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being less than the threshold security classification.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the method further comprises determining the set of importance metrics for the data; and
the set of importance metrics includes at least one importance metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding factor in a set of factors for the data.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the security classification of the data is based on a set of environmental metrics for the display device and a set of importance metrics for the data.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the set of environmental metrics includes at least one environmental metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding environmental factor in a set of environmental factors for an environment within which the display device currently resides; and
the set of importance metrics includes at least one importance metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding factor in a set of factors for the data.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein selectively obscuring the data comprises:
rendering the data unreadable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being greater than or equal to a threshold security classification; and
rendering the data freely readable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being less than the threshold security classification.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein:
the set of environmental factors for the environment within which the display device currently resides comprises at least one of a geographic boundary of the environment, a virtual boundary of the environment, a presence of humans in the environment, a proximity of at least one human in the environment, and a quantity of humans detected in the environment; and
the identified set of importance metrics for the data comprises at least one of a source of the data, metadata for the data, and a tag in the data.
15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to perform:
determining a security classification for data being displayed on a display device, and
selectively obscuring the data being displayed on the display device based on the determined security classification for the data; and
freely displaying, on a sub-display device, the data that is selectively obscured on the display device in response to the sub-display device including a smaller size than the display device.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein:
the determined security classification is based on a set of importance metrics for the data; and
selectively obscuring the data comprises:
rendering the data unreadable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being greater than or equal to a threshold security classification, and
rendering the data freely readable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being less than the threshold security classification.
17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein:
the code further comprises code to determine the set of importance metrics for the data; and
the set of importance metrics includes at least one importance metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding factor in a set of factors for the data.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein:
the security classification of the data is based on a set of environmental metrics for the display device and a set of importance metrics for the data;
the set of environmental metrics includes at least one environmental metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding environmental factor in a set of environmental factors for an environment within which the display device currently resides; and
the set of importance metrics includes at least one importance metric indicating a value of at least one corresponding factor in a set of factors for the data.
19. The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein selectively obscuring the data comprises:
rendering the data unreadable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being greater than or equal to a threshold security classification; and
rendering the data freely readable by a human on the display device in response to the determined security classification for the data being less than the threshold security classification.
20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein:
the set of environmental factors for the environment within which the display device currently resides comprises at least one of a geographic boundary of the environment, a virtual boundary of the environment, a presence of humans in the environment, a proximity of at least one human in the environment, and a quantity of humans detected in the environment; and
the identified set of importance metrics for the data comprises at least one of a source of the data, metadata for the data, and a tag in the data.