Monitoring and Managing User Privacy Levels
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving disclosed data;
attempting to determine an identity of a user disclosing the data based on the disclosed data; and
responsive to determining the identity of the user disclosing the data, transmitting a notice of a loss of privacy.
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Abstract
Various embodiments pertain to techniques for measuring a user'"'"'s privacy level as a user interacts with various web services. In various embodiments, entities with which the user interacts are detected and sensitive information shared by the user is logged to determine what a given entity knows about the user. In some embodiments, sensitive information that is shared by a user can be processed using a predictive algorithm to ascertain a user'"'"'s level of privacy. When a user'"'"'s identity is predicted by the algorithm, a user can be alerted to the loss of anonymity. In various embodiments, user-defined areas of anonymity can be used to measure a user'"'"'s definition of privacy. In some embodiments, alerts can also be provided to the user when a new, previously undisclosed, piece of information is shared by the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving disclosed data; attempting to determine an identity of a user disclosing the data based on the disclosed data; and responsive to determining the identity of the user disclosing the data, transmitting a notice of a loss of privacy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that are executable to cause a device to perform a process comprising:
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receiving a plurality of data points disclosed to an entity; selecting a combination of the plurality of data points; and outputting sensitive information obtainable based on the combination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more computer-readable storage media; and one or more modules embodied on the one or more computer-readable storage media and executable under the influence of the one or more processors, the one or more modules configured to; detect data disclosed to an entity; transmit disclosed data to a privacy monitoring service; and receive, from the privacy monitoring service and responsive to the data disclosed, a notice of loss of anonymity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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