Systems and methods for providing privacy settings for applications associated with a user profile
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1. A method comprising:
- maintaining privacy settings for a first user of a social networking system, the privacy settings comprising a setting specifying which data about the first user a third party application may share with other users in the social networking system, the third party application maintained by an entity distinct from the social networking system;
receiving from the third party application, in response to use of the third party application by a second user, a request for information about the first user;
determining by a processor whether the setting specifying which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system allows the second user access to the requested information; and
communicating, to the third party application, which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing privacy settings for applications associated with a user profile are provided. Exemplary methods include receiving a request from a member of a web-based social network to install an application in association with a member profile, installing the requested application, providing privacy settings selections to control access to data associated with the installed application, receiving a privacy settings selection from the member, and displaying data associated with the application based on the privacy settings selection.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining privacy settings for a first user of a social networking system, the privacy settings comprising a setting specifying which data about the first user a third party application may share with other users in the social networking system, the third party application maintained by an entity distinct from the social networking system; receiving from the third party application, in response to use of the third party application by a second user, a request for information about the first user; determining by a processor whether the setting specifying which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system allows the second user access to the requested information; and communicating, to the third party application, which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a memory; privacy settings instructions stored on the memory configured for receiving privacy settings for a first user of a social networking system, the privacy settings comprising a setting specifying which data about the first user a third party application may share with other users in the social networking system, the third party application maintained by an entity distinct from the social networking system; a communications interface configured to receive from the third party application, in response to use of the third party application by a second user, a request for information about the first user; the privacy settings instructions further configured to determine whether the setting specifying which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system allows the second user access to the requested information; and the communications interface further configured to communicate, to the third party application, which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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maintaining privacy settings for a first user of a social networking system, the privacy settings comprising a setting specifying which data about the first user a third party application may share with other users in the social networking system, the third party application maintained by an entity distinct from the social networking system; receiving from the third party application, in response to use of the third party application by a second user, a request for information about the first user; determining by a processor whether the setting specifying which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system allows the second user access to the requested information; and communicating, to the third party application, which data about the first user the third party application may share with other users in the social networking system.
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