US 2026/0203380 A1 · RESTRICTING PRIVACY POLICY BASED NON-COMPLIANT USER INPUT FIELDS FOR APPLICATIONS

Abstract

An electronic device provides techniques for monitoring and enforcing data privacy policies for applications executed by the electronic device. The electronic device includes a memory having application(s) and a privacy policy settings corresponding to the application(s). The electronic device includes a communications subsystem that links the electronic device to a network entity associated with a first application. A processor is communicatively coupled to the memory and the communications subsystem. In response to detecting an action by the first application to transmit selected data via the communications subsystem to the network entity, the processor is configured to cause the electronic device to identify a privacy policy applicable to the data, based on the privacy policy settings. In response to determining that transmitting the data would violate the privacy policy, the processor is configured to cause the electronic device to at least partially block a transmission of the data.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

a memory comprising (i) one or more applications comprising a first application;
and (ii) a privacy policy settings corresponding to the one or more applications;
a communications subsystem that links the electronic device to a network entity associated with the first application;
and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the communications subsystem, and which is configured to cause the electronic device to:
in response to detecting an action by the first application to transmit selected data via the communications subsystem to the network entity:
identify a privacy policy applicable to the data, based on the privacy policy settings;
and
in response to determining that transmitting the data would violate the privacy policy, at least partially block a transmission of the data.

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A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage device;
and
program code on the computer readable storage device that when executed by a processor associated with an electronic device, the program code is configured to cause the electronic device to provide functionality of:
in response to detecting an action by a first application to transmit selected data via a communications subsystem of the electronic device to a network entity:
identifying a privacy policy applicable to the data, based on privacy policy settings;
and
in response to determining that transmitting the data would violate the privacy policy, at least partially blocking a transmission of the data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Restricting privacy policy based non-compliant user input fields for applications

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Restricting privacy policy based non-compliant user input fields for applications

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Abstract

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