System and method for automatically determining privacy settings for sharing data

A computer-implemented method for managing sharing of user data associated with a user via a computing device with a requesting device, the method comprising:

• receiving a privacy risk indicator associated with the requesting device, the privacy risk indicator characterizing a degree of cyber risk for sharing data with the requesting device at a current time, the privacy risk indicator automatically determined for the requesting device;
• generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for an I/O device, the GUI comprising a display having an interactive set of GUI elements presenting:
• the privacy risk indicator providing a current cyber security risk in sharing user data with the requesting device, interactive privacy settings being selectable using at least one slider to define values within a privacy parameter range of the user data, wherein the interactive privacy settings define a current privacy level for the user and the privacy parameter range defines one or more types of user data allowable for sharing with the requesting device and an override indication for receiving an override input;
• presenting the GUI with the interactive set of GUI elements on the I/O device;
• subsequent to presenting the GUI comprising the privacy risk indicator on the display, detecting user input through the GUI elements for the interactive privacy settings to select initial privacy settings for the user, the initial privacy settings selected via the GUI elements identifying an initial range of desired privacy characterizing the user data allowable for sharing with the requesting device;
• automatically determining and presenting concurrently on the display along with the interactive privacy settings and the privacy risk indicator, a reward incentive based on the privacy risk indicator and the initial privacy settings associated with sharing additional user data with the requesting device beyond that identified by the initial privacy settings, the reward incentive being correlated to a degree of the additional user data shared;
• upon receiving the override indication from the override input interacting with the GUI elements presented on the GUI overriding the initial privacy settings to accept the reward incentive and thereby allow sharing of the additional user data beyond the initial range, then:
• determining updated privacy settings based on the override indication;
• and
• dynamically managing sharing of the user data with the requesting device to limit to that allowed based on the updated privacy settings reflecting updated cyber security risks based on receiving the override indication.

A computer readable medium comprising a non-transitory device storing instructions and/or data, which when executed by a processor of a computing device, the processor coupled to a storage device, configure the computing device to:

• receive a privacy risk indicator associated with a requesting device, the privacy risk indicator characterizing a degree of cyber risk for sharing data with the requesting device at a current time, the privacy risk indicator automatically determined for the requesting device;
• generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for an I/O device, the GUI comprising a display having an interactive set of GUI elements presenting:
• the privacy risk indicator providing a current cyber security risk in sharing user data with the requesting device, interactive privacy settings being selectable using at least one slider to define values within a privacy parameter range of the user data, wherein the interactive privacy settings define a current privacy level for a user profile associated with a computing device and the privacy parameter range defines one or more types of user data allowable for sharing with the requesting device and an override indication for receiving an override input;
• present the GUI with the interactive set of GUI elements on the I/O device;
• present the GUI displaying the privacy risk indicator associated with the requesting device, received from an intermediary device in communication with the computing device and the requesting device, the privacy risk indicator characterizing a degree of cyber risk for sharing data associated with the user of the computing device with the requesting device at a current time, the privacy risk indicator automatically determined for the requesting device and dependent upon at least one of:
• a device type for the requesting device, a location of the requesting device relative to the computing device, and prior history of access of user data by the requesting device;
• prompt for user input on the display of the GUI to receive initial privacy settings for the user via the GUI in response to presenting the privacy risk indicator on the GUI, the initial privacy settings identifying an initial range of desired privacy characterizing the user data allowable for sharing with the requesting device;
• automatically determine and present concurrently on the display of the GUI along with the interactive privacy settings and the privacy risk indicator, a reward incentive based on the privacy risk indicator and the initial privacy settings associated with sharing additional user data with the requesting device beyond that identified by the initial privacy settings, the reward incentive being correlated to a degree of the additional user data shared;
• upon receiving the override indication from the override input interacting with the GUI elements presented on the GUI overriding the initial privacy settings to accept the reward incentive and thereby allow sharing of the additional user data beyond the initial range, then:
• determine updated privacy settings based on the override indication;
• and
• dynamically manage sharing of the user data with the requesting device to limit to that allowed based on the updated privacy settings reflecting updated cyber security risks based on receiving the override indication.