Google Drive stores everything unless deleted manually; which means card numbers in invoices, receipts, or payment logs can remain accessible across teams for months or years. Storing unprotected primary account numbers (PANs) violates PCI DSS; and manual deletion is slow, inconsistent, and unreliable. PCI must be removed immediately from any cloud storage system without exception.
Strac solves this by detecting and automatically deleting PCI-containing files from Drive in real time; ensuring sensitive payment data never remains stored.
Google Drive does not scan uploaded files for PCI; does not detect credit card numbers in PDFs or images; and does not delete files automatically when they contain sensitive data. Users continue to share, sync, and store billing documents or payment information without realizing the compliance risk.
Google Drive lacks:
• PCI-aware auto-delete workflows;
• Automatic removal of PCI-containing files;
• OCR detection for scans or screenshots;
• Folder-level PCI enforcement;
• Bulk deletion for historical PCI;
• PCI DSS-aligned audit logs.
Strac provides the deletion engine Google Drive is missing; ensuring PCI never stays in Drive longer than a few seconds.
PCI can hide inside any file format stored in Drive; and deletion must detect credit card data regardless of structure or layout. Strac scans the file content using AI and OCR; identifies visible or embedded PCI; and deletes files instantly.
Strac auto-deletes files containing:
• Full card numbers (PANs)
• Billing PDFs with visible card details
• Screenshots of checkout pages
• CSV files with card numbers
• CRM or ticketing exports
• Dispute or fraud investigations containing PANs
• Customer-uploaded images or PDFs
• Logs or backups showing card numbers
Deletion applies to:
• My Drive
• Shared Drives
• Publicly shared folders
• Synced folders
• Uploaded files
• Files created by apps or integrations
Files are deleted instantly; and logs are recorded for compliance.
Strac integrates at the Drive API layer; scans content in real time; and applies PCI detection patterns, OCR scanning, and context-aware logic. When PCI is found, the file is immediately deleted to prevent unprotected storage of payment card data.
Deletion workflows include:
• Immediate removal of PCI-containing files;
• Optional replacement with a redacted version;
• Alerts to Slack or email;
• SIEM notifications for SOC teams;
• Event logging for PCI DSS audits;
• Removal of public or external access if needed.
This ensures no unauthorized PCI remains in the cloud.
Strac eliminates PCI risk by removing credit card data from Drive before unauthorized users can access it. With intelligent detection, OCR scanning, and real-time deletion, Strac ensures Drive remains PCI-free and audit-ready.
Strac offers:
• Instant PCI auto-deletion;
• OCR-powered file cleanup;
• Bulk remediation for historical PCI;
• Cross-surface detection for all Drive content;
• Audit logging for PCI DSS;
• Fast, no-code deployment.
No; Drive cannot detect or delete PCI.
Yes; Strac uses OCR to detect and remove PCI.
Yes; user or admin notifications can be enabled.
Yes; PCI DSS prohibits storing full PANs unprotected.
Yes; Strac supports historical scanning and cleanup.
Strac automatically deletes PCI data from Google Drive; keeping your cloud storage PCI compliant and free of sensitive card numbers.
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