Device, System, and Method of Enhancing User Privacy and Security Within a Location-Based Virtual Social Networking Context

摘要

A first mobile computing device of a first user receives a request to participate in a location-based virtual social network. A radio component of the first mobile computing device detects venues within proximity of the first mobile computing device. Each venue includes a host of a respective virtual social network. One of the venues is selected by the user for participation in the virtual social network. A wireless connection with the virtual social network is established at the selected venue. Electronic communications with second users are conducted at the selected venue. The second users are also participants of the virtual social network. A departure of the first user from the selected venue is detected. In response to the detected departure, electronic records pertaining to the conducted electronic communications with the one or more second users are erased from the first mobile computing device.

主权项

1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a radio component configured to conduct telecommunications with external devices; a screen configured to display visual content; a computer memory storage module configured to store executable computer programming code; and a computer processor module operatively coupled to the computer memory storage module, wherein the computer processor module is configured to execute the computer programming code to perform the following steps:
receiving a request from a first user of the mobile computing device to participate in a location-based virtual social network;detecting, at least in part via the radio component, one or more venues within proximity of the first user, wherein each venue includes a host of a respective virtual social network;selecting, in response to input from the first user, one of the venues in which to participate in the virtual social network;establishing, at least in part via the radio component, a wireless connection with the virtual social network at the selected venue;conducting electronic communications with one or more second users at the selected venue who are also participants of the virtual social network via their respective mobile computing devices;thereafter detecting a departure of the first user from the selected venue; anderasing from the first mobile computing device, in response to the detected departure, electronic records pertaining to the conducted electronic communications with the one or more second users.