Data stream identity

A system for managing data stream identity, the system comprising:

• a communication interface that receives a data stream over a communication network;
• a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor:
• analyzes ownership information the data stream to identify at least one owner, wherein the ownership information within the data stream includes an authorization policy associated with the at least one owner of the data stream,
• filters the data stream to identify at least one portion that is associated with the identified owner, and
• assigns a unique identifier corresponding to the identified owner to the identified portion, wherein the unique identifier is associated with the authorization policy;
• and
• memory that stores the identified portion in memory in association with the assigned unique identifier and information regarding the identified owner,
• wherein the processor controls an individual's access to the identified portion based on whether the unique identifier is shared with the individual by the identified owner, wherein the processor is configured to control by determining the authorization policy associated with the identified owner within the data stream using the unique identifier.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for managing data stream identity, the method comprising:

• analyzing ownership information within a data stream to identify at least one owner, wherein the ownership information within the data stream includes an authorization policy associated with the at least one owner of the data stream;
• filtering the data stream to identify at least one portion that is associated with the identified owner;
• assigning a unique identifier corresponding to the identified owner to the identified portion, wherein the unique identifier is associated with the authorization policy;
• storing the identified portion in memory in association with the assigned unique identifier and information regarding the identified owner;
• and
• controlling an individual's access to the identified portion based on whether the unique identifier is shared with the individual by the identified owner, wherein the controlling comprises determining the authorization policy associated with the identified owner within the data stream using the unique identifier.