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Data policies for online services

US10853505B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Arie Friedman · Sydney, AU
Hadas Bitran · Ramat HaSharon, IL
Uri Barash · Tel Mond, IL
Marc E. Davis · San Francisco, US
Oded Nahir · Herzliya, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2011
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q30/0251
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An online service may maintain or create data for a user, and a user may be allowed to exert control over how the data are used. In one example, there may be several categories of data, and the user may be able to specify who may use the data, and the purpose for which the data may be used. Additionally, a user may be able to see how many of his “friends” (or other contacts) have extended trust to a particular entity, which may aid the user in making a decision about whether to extend trust to that entity. User interfaces may be provided to allow users to specify how their data are to be used.

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