1. A method comprising: receiving, at a processor, private data corresponding to first user input at an input device operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the private data is formatted for entry into a GUI of a data communications software, the GUI being displayed at a display device coupled to the processor; receiving, at the processor, an indication of second user input corresponding to a transmit-message functionality of the data communications software; transforming, by the processor, the private data, to create transformed private data; outputting, by the processor, the transformed private data, to the GUI of the data communications software; and responsive to receiving the indication of the second user input, initiating, by the processor, transmission of the transformed private data by the data communications software.