Privacy-preserving method for skimming of data from a collaborative infrastructure
US8959097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/3347
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for harvesting collaboration data in accordance with a privacy policy is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises defining a privacy policy for collaboration data, said privacy policy including a list of fields associated with the collaboration data to be harvested; harvesting the collaboration data associated with the fields specified as allowable under the privacy policy; transforming the collaboration data associated with the fields specified as allowable if said collaboration data can be transformed in accordance with a set of rules defined in the privacy policy; and storing the harvested collaboration data in a database.
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