Building user trust in profile creation and recommendations based on managed interaction with user

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices accessible to the one or more processors, the one or more memory devices storing components for execution by the one or more processors, the components including:
• an inference building component operable to infer an item of information about a user based on at least one observed activity thereof, to assign a confidence level to the item of information and to determine a sensitivity level that has been assigned to the item of information, the sensitivity level being specified in accordance with a scaling or grading system used to represent different sensitivity levels;
• and
• a user confirmation component operable to determine that the confidence level associated with the item of information meets or exceeds a threshold, determine that the sensitivity level assigned to the item of information is compatible with a current stage of relationship that indicates a particular degree of trust between the user and a system, device or service, and in response to at least determining that the confidence level associated with the item of information meets or exceeds the threshold and that the sensitivity level assigned to the item of information is compatible with the current stage of relationship, to cause a means by which the user can provide input about the item of information to be presented to the user.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable memory having computer program logic recorded thereon that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• inferring an item of information about a user based on at least one observed activity thereof;
• determining a confidence level associated with the item of information and a sensitivity level that has been assigned to the item of information, the sensitivity level being specified in accordance with a scaling or grading system used to represent different sensitivity levels;
• determining that the confidence level associated with the item of information meets or exceeds a threshold and that the sensitivity level assigned to the item of information is compatible with a current stage of relationship that indicates a particular degree of trust between the user and a system, device or service;
• and
• in response to at least determining that the confidence level associated with the item of information meets or exceeds the threshold and that the sensitivity level assigned to the item of information is compatible with the current stage of relationship, presenting to the user via a user interface a means by which the user can provide input about the item of information.