You can configure Sensitive Data Protection to detect specific file labels, which can represent Google Drive labels or Microsoft sensitivity labels. For more information, see Create a custom metadata label detector.

Image safety classification infoTypes are now supported in ExcludeByImageFindings and AdjustByImageFindings detection rules.

For information about configuring these rules, see Modifying infoType detectors to refine scan results.

Image scanning is available in the following cloud regions:

• asia-southeast1
• us-east4
• us-west1

For more information, see Locations that support image scanning.

Fixed

Between July 2025 and June 2026, some table data profiles saved to BigQuery contained an incorrect 1970-01-01 timestamp instead of NULL in expiration_time for tables that don't expire. This issue has been fixed. New exports of table data profiles show the correct expiration timestamps.

Added support for inspecting and de-identifying batched content. You can now include a BatchContentItem in your ContentItem requests.

The OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/SIGNATURE infoType detector is available in global and the asia, europe, and us multi-regions. For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

Added support for inspecting and de-identifying conversational content. You can now include a Conversation in your ContentItem requests.

If you set InfoType.version to latest when including the MEDICAL_ID infoType in your InspectConfig, Sensitive Data Protection will now include MEDICAL_RECORD_NUMBER findings as type MEDICAL_ID in the scan results.

You can still use the old functionality by setting InfoType.version to stable. In 30 days, the new functionality will be promoted to stable.

You can configure Sensitive Data Protection to detect specific client-provided metadata. For more information, see Create a custom metadata label detector.

The USER_NAME infoType detector is available in all regions. For more information about all built-in infoTypes, see the InfoType detector reference.

The CRIME_STATUS infoType detector is available in Preview. For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

You can configure Sensitive Data Protection to detect specific metadata labels in your content. For more information, see Create a custom metadata label detector.

Sensitive Data Protection can discover and profile Vertex AI tuning jobs. For more information, see Sensitive data discovery for Vertex AI.

Feature

The following features are in General Availability:

• Adjustment rules, which let you customize the likelihood of findings based on their context. Adjustment rules support text-based and image-based operations.
• Image-based exclusion rules, which let you refine your image inspection results by excluding findings based on their spatial relationships with other findings.
• Enhanced rule ordering, which lets you chain rules based on the order you specify them in the ruleset.

For information about configuring these rules, see Modifying infoType detectors to refine scan results.

Feature

The KOREA_BRN infoType detector is available in all regions. For more information about all built-in infoTypes, see the InfoType detector reference.

Sensitive Data Protection is available in the asia-southeast3 (Bangkok) region. For more information, see Sensitive Data Protection locations.

The following infoType detectors are available in global and the asia, europe, and us multi-regions:

• IMAGE_TYPE/CONTEXT/VIOLENCE
• IMAGE_TYPE/CONTEXT/SEXUALLY_EXPLICIT
• IMAGE_TYPE/CONTEXT/SEXUALLY_SUGGESTIVE

For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

General infoType functionality and the following infoTypes are now available in all regions:

• CREDIT_CARD_DATA
• DEMOGRAPHIC_DATA
• DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER
• FINANCIAL_ID
• GEOGRAPHIC_DATA
• GOVERNMENT_ID
• MEDICAL_DATA
• MEDICAL_ID
• SECURITY_DATA
• TECHNICAL_ID

For more information about all built-in infoTypes, see the InfoType detector reference.

The OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/FACE infoType detector is available in Preview in global and the asia, europe, and us multi-regions. For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

The KOREA_NHI_NUMBER infoType detector is available in all regions. For more information about all built-in infoTypes, see the InfoType detector reference.

The following infoType detectors are available in global and the europe and us multi-regions:

• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/FINANCE
• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/HEALTH
• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/LEGAL
• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/OBSCENE
• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/OFFENSIVE
• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/POLITICS
• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/RELIGION
• DOCUMENT_TYPE/CONTEXT/SEXUAL

For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

The OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/PASSPORT and OBJECT_TYPE/PERSON/PHOTO_ID_CARD infoType detectors are available in global and the asia, europe, and us multi-regions. For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

The NEW_ZEALAND_DRIVERS_LICENSE_NUMBER infoType detector is available in all regions. For more information about all built-in infoTypes, see the InfoType detector reference.

Customers with an organization-level activation of Security Command Center Premium have an organization-level discovery subscription at no charge from Sensitive Data Protection. For more information, see Sensitive data discovery in Security Command Center Premium.

The BRAZIL_RG_NUMBER infoType detector is available in all regions. For more information about all built-in infoTypes, see the InfoType detector reference.

This is an addition to the May 1 release note announcing the deprecation of the ability to send inspection and discovery results from Sensitive Data Protection to Data Catalog.

If you have workflows that create inspection jobs or job triggers and set the deprecated PublishFindingsToCloudDataCatalog action, you must update those workflows by January 30, 2026. On or after this date, new jobs and job triggers that are created by those workflows will fail.

The DOCUMENT_TYPE/FINANCE/INVOICE and DOCUMENT_TYPE/MEDICAL/RECORD infoType detectors are available in global and the asia, europe, and us multi-regions. For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

When you inspect a BigQuery table for sensitive data, you can send the inspection findings to Dataplex Universal Catalog. For more information, see Send inspection results to Dataplex Universal Catalog as aspects.

Fixed the issue preventing Sensitive Data Protection from detecting sensitive data in the headers and footers of certain rich document types.

When configuring schedules for Cloud Storage data discovery, you can select data based on specific tags. For more information, see Profile Cloud Storage data in an organization or folder or Profile Cloud Storage data in a single project.

The August 25 release note announcing the release of the DOCUMENT_TYPE/FINANCE/INVOICE and DOCUMENT_TYPE/MEDICAL/RECORD infoType detectors was published in error. These infotypes are not available.

The DOCUMENT_TYPE/FINANCE/INVOICE and DOCUMENT_TYPE/MEDICAL/RECORD infoType detectors are available in global and the asia, europe, and us multi-regions. For more information about all infoTypes, see InfoType detector reference.

The AUSTRIA_SOCIAL_SECURITY_NUMBER infoType detector is available in all regions. For more information about all built-in infoTypes, see the InfoType detector reference.

Feature

During discovery operations, Sensitive Data Protection scans the contents of various archive files. For a list of supported file types, see Supported file clusters in discovery operations.