Interception of automatic status updates for a social networking system

A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

• detecting a wireless signal that indicates status update information for a social networking application;
• monitoring the social networking application for an attempt to transfer the status update information for delivery to a social networking system, and if the social networking application attempts the transfer, delaying the transfer and prompting a user to edit the status update information;
• receiving edit instructions from the user, wherein the edit instructions comprise substituting a portion of the text of the status update with other text;
• processing the edit instructions to edit the status update information;
• and
• wirelessly transferring the edited status update information for delivery to the social networking system without informing the social networking system of the substitution.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• a wireless communication interface configured to detect a wireless signal that indicates status update information for a social networking application;
• a processing system configured to monitor the social networking application for an attempt to transfer the status update information for delivery to a social networking system, and if the social networking application attempts the transfer, to delay the transfer and direct a user interface to prompt a user to approve, reject, or edit the status update information;
• the user interface configured to prompt the user to approve, reject, or edit the status update information and to receive an approval instruction, a rejection instruction, or edit instructions from the user, wherein the edit instructions comprise substituting a portion of the text of the status update with other text;
• in response to the approval instruction, the processing system configured to process the approval instruction to direct the wireless communication interface to transfer the status update information for delivery to the social networking system, and the wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly transfer the status update information for delivery to the social networking system;
• in response to the rejection instruction, the processing system configured to process the rejection instruction to prevent the transfer of the status update information to the social networking system;
• and
• in response to the edit instructions, the processing system configured to process the edit instructions to edit the status update information and to direct the wireless communication interface to transfer the edited status update information for delivery to the social networking system, and the wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly transfer the edited status update information for delivery to the social networking system without informing the social networking system of the substitution.