US 2016/0110083 A1 · LIMITING VISIBILITY INTO USER SOCIAL MEDIA DATA BASED ON USER ATTRIBUTES

Abstract

Aspects extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for limiting visibility into user social media data based on user attributes. Aspects of the invention provide mechanisms for increasing data security for users of a social media site based on user attributes. A cloaking feature can be automatically activated and presented as active in a user-interface during account creation based on indicated user attributes (e.g., age). The cloaking feature increases both electronic and physical security for minors by preventing exposure to more adult interactions with other users. Adjustment of the cloaking feature allows users (e.g., minors or their parents) to control the audience with which they interact. For example, a 13-17 year old user can configure the cloaking feature so that other users ages 13-17 years old are able to interact with her or him but other users 18 years old or old are not.

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Dependent claims

A method for use at computer system, the computer system including one or more processors and system memory, the method for configuring limited visibility into user social media data based on user attributes, the method comprising:

constructing a common user-interface (UI) for collecting profile data for a user;
receiving one or more user attributes for a user entered through the common user-interface (UI) during creation of a user profile for a social media network system;
determining, based on the one or more user attributes, that restricted access to the user's data is a default setting for the user;
altering account creation flow to indicate to the user that, unless they opt out, their user data is to be cloaked from one or more other users having one or more other attributes;
receiving cloaking settings for a user;
and
storing a cloaking attribute in the user profile for the user.

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A system, the system comprising:

a processor;
system memory;
and
an account creation module, using the processor, configured to:
construct a common user-interface (UI) for collecting profile data for a user;
receive one or more user attributes for a user entered through the common user-interface (UI) during creation of a user profile for a social media network system;
determine, based on the one or more user attributes, that restricted access to the user's data is a default setting for the user;
alter an account creation flow to indicate to the user that, unless they opt out, their user data is to be cloaked from one or more other users having one or more other attributes;
receive cloaking settings for a user;
and
store a cloaking attribute in the user profile for the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Limiting visibility into user social media data based on user attributes

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Limiting visibility into user social media data based on user attributes

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Abstract

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