Social media and data sharing controls for data security purposes
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request to transmit an element of data to a recipient, the request identifying a public server through which the element of data is requested to be shared;
identifying a service associated with the public server;
determining whether the element of data is allowed to be shared through the service associated with the public server based upon an analysis of the content of the element of data;
determining whether a contact record associated with the recipient is a work contact or a personal contact of the sender;
determining whether the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data based upon an identity of the service and whether the contact record is a work contact or a personal contact;
in response to determining that the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data, causing the element of data to be transmitted; and
in response to determining that the recipient is not appropriate to receive the element of data, causing at least one remedial action to be performed.
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Abstract
Social media and data sharing controls may be provided. Upon receiving a request to transmit an element of data to a recipient, a determination may be made as to whether the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data. In response to determining that the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data, the element of data may be transmitted. In response to determining that the recipient is not appropriate to receive the element of data, at least one remedial action may be performed.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to transmit an element of data to a recipient, the request identifying a public server through which the element of data is requested to be shared; identifying a service associated with the public server; determining whether the element of data is allowed to be shared through the service associated with the public server based upon an analysis of the content of the element of data; determining whether a contact record associated with the recipient is a work contact or a personal contact of the sender; determining whether the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data based upon an identity of the service and whether the contact record is a work contact or a personal contact; in response to determining that the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data, causing the element of data to be transmitted; and in response to determining that the recipient is not appropriate to receive the element of data, causing at least one remedial action to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processor coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processor is configured to; receive a request to transmit an element of data to a recipient, the request identifying a public server through which the element of data is requested to be shared; identifying a service associated with the public server; determining whether the element of data is allowed to be shared through the service associated with the public server based upon an analysis of the content of the element of data; determining whether a contact record associated with the recipient is a work contact or a personal contact of the sender; determine whether the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data based upon an identity of the service and whether the contact record is a work contact or a personal contact; in response to determining that the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data, cause the element of data to be transmitted; and in response to determining that the recipient is not appropriate to receive the element of data, cause at least one remedial action to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions that when executed performs a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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receiving a request to transmit an element of data to a recipient, the request identifying a public server through which the element of data is requested to be shared; determining whether the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data, the request identifying a public server through which the element of data is requested to be shared; identifying a service associated with the public server; determining whether the element of data is allowed to be shared through the service associated with the public server based upon an analysis of the content of the element of data; determining whether a contact record associated with the recipient is a work contact or a personal contact of the sender; in response to determining that the recipient is appropriate to receive the element of data, causing the element of data to be transmitted; and in response to determining that the recipient is not appropriate to receive the element of data, causing at least one remedial action to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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