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 in a messaging anonymity system, a mobile-originated message from a mobile device, the mobile-originated message being destined for a third-party service provider; determining, by the processor in the messaging anonymity system, 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 automatically the anonymous subscriber identification to be used in lieu of the subscriber address associated with the mobile device by randomly assigning the anonymous subscriber identification, the anonymous subscriber identification randomly assigned is used in a future messaging communication conducted between the mobile device and the third-party service provider; 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.