RESPONDING TO A POSSIBLE PRIVACY LEAK
First Claim
1. On a computing device, a method for responding to a possible privacy leak, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the computing device, a proposal to perform a communicative act, the proposed communicative act associated with a persona of a first user, the first user having a plurality of personae;
reviewing the proposed communicative act;
based, at least in part, on the reviewing, determining that the proposed communicative act may disclose information supporting an inference selected from the group consisting of;
an inference linking two of the first user'"'"'s personae, an inference about a persona of the first user distinct from the persona associated with the proposed communicative act, and an inference about the first user based, at least in part, on information from a plurality of the first user'"'"'s personae; and
based, at least in part, on the determining, responding, by the computing device, to the proposed communicative act.
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Abstract
When a user is about to perform a “communicative act” (e.g., to send an e-mail or to post to a social-networking site), the proposed communicative act is reviewed to see if it may lead to a privacy leak. If, upon review, it is determined that performing the proposed communicative act could lead to a privacy leak, then an appropriate response is taken, such as preventing the proposed act from being performed or suggesting a modification to the proposed act that would lessen the likelihood of a privacy leak. A privacy server creates a privacy profile for a user based on information about the user'"'"'s personae and how those personae are used. Using that profile, the privacy server can judge whether a proposed communicative act would support an unwanted inference.
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27 Claims
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1. On a computing device, a method for responding to a possible privacy leak, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a proposal to perform a communicative act, the proposed communicative act associated with a persona of a first user, the first user having a plurality of personae; reviewing the proposed communicative act; based, at least in part, on the reviewing, determining that the proposed communicative act may disclose information supporting an inference selected from the group consisting of;
an inference linking two of the first user'"'"'s personae, an inference about a persona of the first user distinct from the persona associated with the proposed communicative act, and an inference about the first user based, at least in part, on information from a plurality of the first user'"'"'s personae; andbased, at least in part, on the determining, responding, by the computing device, to the proposed communicative act. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computing device configured for responding to a possible privacy leak, the computing device comprising:
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a communications interface; and a processor operatively connected to the communications interface and configured for; receiving a proposal to perform a communicative act, the proposed communicative act associated with a persona of a first user, the first user having a plurality of personae; reviewing the proposed communicative act; and based, at least in part, on the reviewing, determining that the proposed communicative act may disclose information supporting an inference selected from the group consisting of;
an inference linking two of the first user'"'"'s personae, an inference about a persona of the first user distinct from the persona associated with the proposed communicative act, and an inference about the first user based, at least in part, on information from a plurality of the first user'"'"'s personae; andbased, at least in part, on the determining, responding to the proposed communicative act. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. On a privacy server, a method for responding to a possible privacy leak, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the privacy server from a first user having a plurality of personae, first information about a first persona of the first user; receiving, by the privacy server from the first user, second information about a second persona of the first user, the first and second personae of the first user distinct; based, at least in part, on the received first and second information, creating, by the privacy server, a privacy profile for the first user; receiving, by the privacy server, information about a proposed communicative act, the proposed communicative act associated with a persona of the first user; reviewing, by the privacy server, the proposed communicative act; and based, at least in part, on the reviewing and on the first user'"'"'s privacy profile, determining, by the privacy server, that the proposed communicative act may disclose information supporting an inference selected from the group consisting of;
an inference linking two of the first user'"'"'s personae, an inference about a persona of the first user distinct from the persona associated with the proposed communicative act, and an inference about the first user based, at least in part, on information from a plurality of the first user'"'"'s personae; andbased, at least in part, on the determining, responding, by the privacy server, to the proposed communicative act. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A privacy server configured for responding to a possible privacy leak, the privacy server comprising:
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a communications interface configured for receiving, from a first user having a plurality of personae, first information about a first persona of the first user and second information about a second persona of the first user, the first and second personae of the first user distinct; and a processor operatively connected to the communications interface and configured for; based, at least in part, on the received first and second information, creating a privacy profile for the first user; receiving, via the communications interface, information about a proposed communicative act, the proposed communicative act associated with a persona of the first user; reviewing the proposed communicative act; based, at least in part, on the reviewing and on the first user'"'"'s privacy profile, determining, by the privacy server, that the proposed communicative act may disclose information supporting an inference selected from the group consisting of;
an inference linking two of the first user'"'"'s personae, an inference about a persona of the first user distinct from the persona associated with the proposed communicative act, and an inference about the first user based, at least in part, on information from a plurality of the first user'"'"'s personae; andbased, at least in part, on the determining, responding, via the communications interface, to the proposed communicative act. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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