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System and method for privacy setting differentiation detection

  • US 8,832,854 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2011
  • Issued: 09/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating a notification of privacy settings difference, the method comprising:

  • receiving, using one or more processors, a request for access to information on a social network, wherein the information includes privacy settings information of a user;

    receiving, using one or more processors, a first set of user privacy settings of the user from a first social network and a second set of privacy settings of the user from at least one other social network, wherein the first set of privacy settings of the user include user-defined accessibility to one or more features associated with the user of the first social network, and wherein the second set of privacy settings of the user include user-defined accessibility to one or more features associated with the user of the second social network;

    comparing, using one or more processors, the first set of privacy settings to the second set of privacy settings;

    detecting, using one or more processors, a difference between the first set of privacy settings and the second set of privacy settings;

    responsive to detecting the difference between the first set of privacy settings and the second set of privacy settings, generating, using one or more processors, a notification, wherein the notification includes an indication that the difference has been detected; and

    sending, using one or more processors, the notification for display to the user.

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