Methods and devices for analyzing user privacy based on a user's online presence

摘要

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and policy rating server device that receives a request from a client computing device for one or more privacy ratings. The request identifies at least one application, such as an application installed on the client computing device for example. A policy associated with the identified application is obtained. The obtained policy is analyzed to identify a plurality of key words or phrases associated with use by the at least one application of functionality of, or personal information stored on, the client computing device. One or more privacy ratings are generated based on numerical values assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases. The generated one or more privacy ratings are output to the client computing device in response to the request.

主权项

1. A method for rating privacy risk, the method comprising:
receiving by a privacy analyzing server device a plurality of identifiers, each identifier of the plurality of identifiers identifying an application or website; for each application or website of the applications or websites identified by the plurality of identifiers,
(i) determining by the privacy analyzing server device whether the application or website has a previously generated valid privacy rating;(ii) if at least a determination is made that the application or website does not have a previously generated valid privacy rating, then
(1) obtaining by the privacy analyzing server device at least one policy associated with the application or website;(2) identifying, by the privacy analyzing server device, key words or phrases included in the at least one policy, the identified key words or phrases corresponding to one or more interactions of the application or website, the one or more interactions comprising use of functionality of a computing device or use of personal information; and(3) generating by the privacy analyzing server device a new privacy rating for the application or website based on a level of privacy risk assigned to each of the identified key words or phrases in the at least one policy;(iii) if at least a determination is made that the application or website has a previously generated valid privacy rating, then retrieving by the privacy analyzing server device the previously generated valid privacy rating for the application or website from a data store; and generating by the privacy analyzing server device an aggregate privacy rating based on the new privacy ratings or previously generated valid privacy ratings for the applications or websites identified by the plurality of identifiers.