Mechanism for the contextual obscuring of digital data

A personal data server for providing an attribute of a user profile to a requesting electronic device, the user profile being stored on a first electronic device of the user, the attribute pertaining to a data type characterized by a plurality of accuracy levels, the personal data server being arranged to:

• receive a request from the requesting electronic device for an attribute of the user profile,
• collect the requested attribute from the first electronic device,
• compare the user profile and a profile of the requesting electronic device,
• change the accuracy level of the collected attribute based on the comparison to define an updated attribute,
• provide the updated attribute to the requesting electronic device in response to the request.

A telecommunication system comprising:

• a first electronic device storing a user profile, the user profile comprising at least one attribute pertaining to a data type characterized by a plurality of accuracy levels,
• a requesting electronic device characterized by a profile, and arranged to request an attribute of the user profile to the first electronic device,
• a personal data server for providing the requested attribute of the user profile to the requesting electronic device, the personal data server being arranged to:
• receive the request for the attribute of the user profile,
• collect the requested attribute from the first electronic device,
• compare the user profile and the profile of the requesting electronic device,
• change the accuracy level of the collected attribute based on the comparison to define an updated attribute,
• provide the updated attribute to the requesting electronic device in response to the request.

An application embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium and arranged to configure a processor to implement a method for providing an attribute of a user profile to a requesting electronic device through a personal data node, the user profile being stored on a first electronic device of the user, the attribute pertaining to a data type characterized by a plurality of accuracy levels, the personal data node comprising the processor, the application comprising:

• instructions for receiving a request from the requesting electronic device for an attribute of the user profile,
• instructions for collecting the requested attribute from the first electronic device,
• instructions for comparing the user profile and a profile of the requesting electronic device,
• instructions for changing the accuracy level of the collected attribute based on the comparison to define an updated attribute,
• providing the updated attribute to the requesting electronic device in response to the request.