Ephemeral and private beacon network

An ephemeral Proximity as a Service (ePaaS) system comprises:

• at least two user devices connected to a network, wherein the user devices are able to communicate with each other in two directions, wherein the user devices establish communication channels with the network using a session identifier;
• location services in communication with user devices that allow user devices to communicate location information to one another;
• wherein the communication is stored and/or shared for a predetermined time as determined by the user device's location, activity, or predetermined setting, wherein the predetermined settings comprise at least a customizable safety bubble within which the user devices can communicate with one another using alerts and/or messages when users of the ePaaS system enter the safety bubble;
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• wherein the communications are data that a user can share by setting a data state on the user device, wherein the state is selected from one of:
• (1) an Encrypted Verified User Info state that enables the user to share a user history through a connected cloud service and stores a user history along with personal account information;
• (2) an Ephemeral and Anonymous state that allows a user to be anonymous on the network through the use of a randomly generated session identifier and after a communications channel is closed, the session identifier is deleted;
• (3) a Local Stored Privately state that allows a user to store user data locally on the user device;
• (4) a Shared Limited Access state that allows a user share user data with select users;
• and (5) a Public Freely Available state in which the user shares user data with all other users.