Computing system with identity protection mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 9,697,381 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2014
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jin, Hongxia, Shen, Yilin, Wang, Fenjiao
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Michael S
• Assistant Examiner(s): LIN, AMIE CHINYU
• Application Number:
  US14/186,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20150067883A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,229 Days
• Field of Search: 726 22- 30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6254 by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A computing system includes: a communication unit configured to access a target account including a feature; a control unit, coupled to the communication unit, configured to: calculate a comparison result based on the feature, determine an anonymity threshold for conforming the target account with a comparison account, and determine the feature for the target account based on the comparison result and the anonymity threshold for displaying on a device.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising:

a communication unit, including microelectronics, configured to access content information, including a feature, of a target account of a user on a first social site;

a control unit, including a processor, coupled to the communication unit, configured to;

calculate a counter rating for the target account, wherein the counter rating includes a representation of a characteristic of the feature adversely related to an anonymity rating,

calculate a comparison result as an amount of distinction between the target account and a comparison account of the user on a second social site based on the feature, wherein the amount of distinction between the target account and the comparison account is less than or equal to an amount of distinction between the target account and an account of a different user on the second social site,

determine an anonymity threshold for conforming the target account with the comparison account,

determine the feature for the target account based on the counter rating, the comparison result, and the anonymity threshold for displaying on a device to achieve k-anonymity for the target account, and

implement a protective solution based on the comparison result for protecting the content information, including the feature, from unauthorized access.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to generate the protective solution based on the feature for the target account for conforming the target account with the comparison account.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to:

construct a common set based on the feature for calculating the comparison result; and

calculate the anonymity rating based on the common set for comparing the target account to one or more instances of the comparison account.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to maximize the counter rating for determining the feature for the target account.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to determine the feature for conforming the target account based on the feature across multiple instances of social network services.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to generate the protective solution including a replacement content corresponding to the feature for conforming the target account with the comparison account.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to generate the protective solution including a content mask for hiding the feature for conforming the target account with the comparison account.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to generate the protective solution for implementing the protective solution for a social network service, the device, or a combination thereof.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to generate the protective solution based on the first social site for implementing the protective solution on the target account on the second social site.

10. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the control unit is configured to generate the protective solution maximizing the counter rating for conforming the target account with the comparison account.

11. A method of operation of a computing system comprising:

accessing content including a feature, of a target account of a user on a first social site;

calculating a counter rating for the target account, wherein the counter rating includes a representation of a characteristic of the feature adversely related to an anonymity rating;

calculating a comparison result as an amount of distinction between the target account and a comparison account of the user on a second social site based on the feature, wherein the amount of distinction between the target account and the comparison account is less than or equal to an amount of distinction between the target account and an account of a different user on the second social site,

determining an anonymity threshold for conforming the target account with the comparison account;

determining the feature, with a processor, for the target account based on the counter rating, the comparison result, and the anonymity threshold for displaying on a device to achieve k-anonymity for the target account; and

implementing a protective solution based on the comparison result for protecting the content information, including the feature, from unauthorized access.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising generating the protective solution based on the feature for the target account for conforming the target account with the comparison account.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein calculating the comparison result includes:

constructing a common set based on the feature for calculating the comparison result; and

calculating the anonymity rating based on the common set for comparing the target account to one or more instances of the comparison account.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising maximizing the counter rating for determining the feature for the target account.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein determining the feature includes determining the feature for conforming the target account based on the feature across multiple instances of social network services.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising:

accessing content information, including a feature, of a target account of a user on a first social site;

calculating a counter rating for the target account, wherein the counter rating includes a representation of a characteristic of the feature adversely related to an anonymity rating;

calculating a comparison result as an amount of distinction between the target account and a comparison account of the user on a second social site based on the feature, wherein the amount of distinction between the target account and the comparison account is less than or equal to an amount of distinction between the target account and an account of a different user on the second social site,

determining an anonymity threshold for conforming the target account with the comparison account;

determining the feature, with the processor, for the target account based on the counter rating, the comparison result, and the anonymity threshold for displaying on a device to achieve k-anonymity for the target account; and

implementing a protective solution based on the comparison result for protecting the content information, including the feature, from unauthorized access.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein the instructions further comprise generating the protective solution based on the feature for the target account for conforming the target account with the comparison account.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein calculating the comparison result includes:

constructing a common set based on the feature for calculating the comparison result; and

calculating the anonymity rating based on the common set for comparing the target account to one or more instances of the comparison account.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein the instructions further comprise maximizing the counter rating for determining the feature for the target account.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 wherein determining the feature includes determining the feature for conforming the target account based on the feature across multiple instances of social network services.