Method for measuring and monitoring the access levels to personal data generated by resources of a user device
US9824210B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/105
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method involves measuring and monitoring usage of data stored on a user device by software applications installed on the user device, the data being generated by resources of the user device. The method includes for each resource, assigning a resource sensitivity value, the resource sensitivity values of different resources being adapted to enable discrimination among resources based on sensitivity of the data they generate; for each application, calculating a respective application access level to the data by combining through a first predetermined function the resource sensitivity values of the resources that generate data accessed by the application; calculating a device access level to the data by the applications, the device access level being calculated by combining through a second predetermined function the calculated application access levels of the applications installed on the device; and associating with each application a respective indication of the calculated device access level.
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