System and method for applying privacy settings to a plurality of applications

摘要

A system and method for adjusting privacy protection for a user in a plurality of applications is disclosed. A privacy protection request is sent to a user device. In one embodiment, the request is displayed on user device in the form of a pop-up window. In another embodiment, the request is displayed in a privacy settings area. The privacy protection request includes a plurality of protection levels. Once a protection level is selected the protection level is sent back and received by the system. Privacy settings are adjusted according to the selected privacy protection level based on information stored in a master template. In some embodiments, the privacy protection level is translated to associated privacy settings. Once the privacy settings have been adjusted, the privacy settings are applied to a plurality of online applications associated with the user based on the privacy protection level selected.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for adjusting privacy protection for a user in a plurality of applications, the method comprising:
receiving, using one or more processors, privacy settings information including one or more of the user's privacy settings from the plurality of applications, a privacy setting determining an availability of at least one feature of the user to other users; generating, using one or more processors, a template based on the privacy settings information from the plurality of applications; sending, using one or more processors, a privacy protection request to the user, wherein the privacy protection request includes a plurality of privacy protection levels; receiving, using one or more processors, a level of privacy protection from the user, wherein the privacy protection level determines a privacy setting for each of a set of features associated with the user; adjusting, using one or more processors, the privacy settings information in the template including adjusting at least one corresponding privacy setting in the template associated with the user in response to receiving the level of privacy protection from the user; and applying, using one or more processors, the adjusted at least one corresponding privacy setting to an associated privacy setting at one or more of the plurality of applications based on the adjusted template, wherein the plurality of applications are associated with the user.