Systems and Methods for Providing Anonymous Messaging

摘要

An exemplary messaging anonymity system (MAS) for providing anonymous messaging between a mobile device and a third-party service provider via a communications network can include a processor, a network interface, and a memory. The memory can be configured to store instructions that, when executed, perform the steps of an exemplary method. The exemplary method can include receiving a mobile-originated (MO) message from a mobile device, the MO message being destined for a third-party service provider, determining to provision an anonymous subscriber identification (ASI) to be used in lieu of a subscriber address associated with the mobile device, provisioning the ASI, and sending the MO message to the third-party service provider, wherein the ASI is presented to the third-party service provider as an originating subscriber address.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a mobile-originated message from a mobile device, the mobile-originated message being destined for a third-party service provider; determining, by the processor, whether an anonymous subscriber identification should be provisioned to be used in lieu of a subscriber address that is associated with the mobile device, based on provisioning rules defined for the third-party service provider; responsive to a determination that the anonymous subscriber identification should be provisioned:
provisioning the anonymous subscriber identification; andsending the mobile-originated message to the third-party service provider, the anonymous subscriber identification being presented to the third-party service provider as the subscriber address associated with the mobile device; and responsive to a determination that the anonymous subscriber identification should not be provisioned, sending the mobile-originated message to the third-party service provider and presenting an originating subscriber address of the mobile device as the subscriber address associated with the mobile device.