Method and communication device for protecting a user's privacy

摘要

A method for protecting a user's privacy, wherein the user operates a communication device capable of processing context and wherein the user provides context information—real context—related to one or more reference context variables to a third party, is characterized in the steps of faking at least one of the one or more reference context variables, on the basis of the faked reference context variable, gathering real context information—decoy context—related to reference context variables other than the faked reference context variable, publishing the thus generated decoy context instead of the user's real context. In addition, a corresponding communication device is disclosed.

主权项

1. Method for protecting a user's privacy, wherein the user operates a communication device capable of processing context and wherein the user provides context information for reference context variables to a third party, the method comprising:
faking the user's location by creating a decoy location that is generated by tracking a different user and employing a location of the different user as the user's location, gathering decoy context information for the reference context variables at the decoy location, wherein the decoy context information is real context information for the decoy location and changes dynamically therewith, and publishing the decoy context information instead of the user's real context information without hiding the user's identity.