Restricting information requested by an application
US9432627B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4781
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The technology includes a method for a computing device (console) to restrict transferring information to others on the Internet. A user does not have to explicitly make a choice of having the console restrict the transferring of information to an external computing device because the technology determines that such information cannot be transferred. When an application is loaded, a NSAL is read to determine whether the application will communicate with an external computing device. A NSAL may include authorized network addresses that an application may communicate with when executing on a computing device. When the NSAL does not include any network addresses, there is no need to obtain consent from a user regarding transferring the information externally because the application does not have the capability to do so. When one or more network addresses are includes in a NSAL, consent from a user is obtained.
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