Method and apparatus for providing location privacy
First Claim
1. A method comprisingdetermining at least one location associated with at least one device based on at least one of a location-based service or sensor;
- determining one or more privacy metrics based on contextual information associated with at least one of the at least one location, the at least one device, or one or more applications associated with the at least one device, the one or more privacy metrics defining a measurable exposure of user data by the one or more applications executable on the device when the device is at the at least one location; and
processing rules associated with the one or more privacy metrics to determine at least one recommended travel path among the at least one location, wherein processing the one or more privacy metrics comprises including one or more route detours in the at least one recommended travel path to preserve privacy by obtaining at least one of increased anonymity or a decreased sensitivity to locations associated with the detour relative to sensitivity to locations associated with an original travel path, and communicating the one or more route detours to the at least one device.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for providing real-time controlled location privacy as the location evolves, and providing a user with alternate routes and applications depending on the level of desired location privacy. A location privacy platform determines at least one location associated with at least one device. The location privacy platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of contextual information associated with the at least one location, the at least one device, one or more applications associated with the at least one device, or a combination thereof to determine one or more privacy metrics for the one or more applications with respect to the at least one location; wherein the one or more privacy metrics relate, at least in part, to an exposure of user data by the one or more applications at the at least one location.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising
determining at least one location associated with at least one device based on at least one of a location-based service or sensor; -
determining one or more privacy metrics based on contextual information associated with at least one of the at least one location, the at least one device, or one or more applications associated with the at least one device, the one or more privacy metrics defining a measurable exposure of user data by the one or more applications executable on the device when the device is at the at least one location; and processing rules associated with the one or more privacy metrics to determine at least one recommended travel path among the at least one location, wherein processing the one or more privacy metrics comprises including one or more route detours in the at least one recommended travel path to preserve privacy by obtaining at least one of increased anonymity or a decreased sensitivity to locations associated with the detour relative to sensitivity to locations associated with an original travel path, and communicating the one or more route detours to the at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; determine at least one location associated with at least one device based on at least one of a location-based service or sensor; determine one or more privacy metrics based on contextual information associated with at least one of the at least one location, the at least one device, or one or more applications associated with the at least one device, the one or more privacy metrics defining a measurable level of exposure of user data by the one or more applications executable on the device when the device is at the at least one location; and process rules associated with the one or more privacy metrics, to determine at least one recommended travel path among the at least one location, wherein processing the one or more privacy metrics comprises including one or more route detours in the at least one recommended travel path to preserve privacy by obtaining at least one of increased anonymity or a decreased sensitivity to locations associated with the detour relative to sensitivity to locations associated with an original travel paath, and communicating the one or more route detours to the at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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