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Selective regulation of information transmission from mobile applications to third-party privacy compliant target systems

  • US 9,479,929 B1
  • Filed: 02/09/2016
  • Issued: 10/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for selectively regulating transmission of information from a mobile device to a partner system by a third-party privacy compliance system, the method comprising:

  • associating a privacy policy with each of a plurality of software installation cohorts, each software installation cohort representing a plurality of mobile devices, each privacy policy comprising a rule for regulating transmission of information from the mobile device to the partner system, each privacy policy mapped to a respective identifier;

    providing instrumentation instructions for integration with a mobile application and operation by the mobile device, wherein the instrumentation instructions comprise instructions for;

    requesting a privacy policy from the third-party privacy compliance system, the privacy policy request comprising the identifier of a software installation cohort of the mobile application;

    receiving the privacy policy from the third-party privacy compliance system;

    selecting privacy-compliant information available to the mobile device, the privacy-compliant information in compliance with the received privacy policy; and

    sending the selected privacy-compliant information to the partner system;

    receiving the privacy policy request at the third-party privacy compliance system;

    selecting, at the third-party privacy compliance system, the privacy policy mapped to the identifier of the software installation cohort of the mobile application; and

    sending the selected privacy policy to the mobile device.

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