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Method and apparatus for providing location privacy

  • US 10,146,956 B2
  • Filed: 05/07/2012
  • Issued: 12/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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