Dynamic De-Identification And Anonymity

摘要

Various systems, computer-readable media, and computer-implemented methods of providing improved data privacy, anonymity and security by enabling subjects to which data pertains to remain “dynamically anonymous,” i.e., anonymous for as long as is desired—and to the extent that is desired—are disclosed herein. Embodiments include systems that create, access, use, store and/or erase data with increased privacy, anonymity and security, thereby facilitating the availability of more qualified and accurate information. When data is authorized by subjects to be shared with third parties, embodiments may facilitate sharing information in a dynamically controlled manner that enables delivery of temporally-, geographically-, and/or purpose-limited information to the receiving party. In one example, anonymity measurement scores may be calculated for the shared data elements so that a level of consent/involvement required by the Data Subject before sharing the relevant data elements to third parties may be specified.

主权项

1. A device, comprising:
a communication interface for sending data; one or more memory elements having, stored therein, computer program code; and one or more processing units operatively coupled to the one or more memory elements and configured to execute instructions in the computer program code that cause the one or more processing units to:
request a first dynamically-changing, temporally unique identifier from a first privacy server;associate the first dynamically-changing, temporally unique identifier with a first data subject;associate one or more data attributes with the first dynamically-changing temporally unique identifier;generate first time period data, wherein the first time period data comprises information defining a first time period during which the first dynamically-changing, temporally unique identifier may be used to identify the first data subject and retrieve the associated one or more data attributes;store, in at least one of the one or more memory elements, the first dynamically-changing, temporally unique identifier, the one or more data attributes, and the first time period data; andsend, in response to a determination that a first condition has been met, the first dynamically-changing, temporally unique identifier, the first time period data, and the one or more data attributes to the first privacy server.