Systems and methods for customizing privacy control systems

A system for customizing privacy control systems, the system comprising:

• an identification module, stored in memory, that identifies at least one data entry, from within a set of data entries stored on a computing device, that has been selected to be inaccessible to a particular application installed on the computing device but accessible to at least one additional application installed on the computing device based on a determination that:
• the data entry contains sensitive information;
• the application should not have access to the sensitive information;
• and
• the additional application is permitted to have access to the sensitive information;
• a marking module, stored in memory, that marks the data entry with an indication that the data entry has been selected to be inaccessible by the application by:
• creating a hash of the data entry;
• sending the hash to a server that stores a private key associated with a user of the computing device;
• receiving, from the server, the hash signed with the private key associated with the user;
• and
• associating the data entry with the signed hash;
• an interception module, stored in memory, that intercepts an attempt made by the application to access the data entry;
• a determination module, stored in memory, that determines that the application is not permitted to access the data entry by:
• identifying the signed hash associated with the data entry;
• and
• verifying the signed hash using a public key associated with the user;
• a blocking module, stored in memory, that provides granular control over privacy of the data entry by:
• blocking the application from accessing the data entry in response to determining that the data entry has been marked as inaccessible to the application;
• and
• allowing the additional application to access the data entry;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the identification module, the marking module, the interception module, the determination module, and the blocking module.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• identify at least one data entry, from within a set of data entries stored on the computing device, that has been selected to be inaccessible to a particular application installed on the computing device but accessible to at least one additional application installed on the computing device based on a determination that:
• the data entry contains sensitive information;
• the application should not have access to the sensitive information;
• and
• the additional application is permitted to have access to the sensitive information;
• mark the data entry with an indication that the data entry has been selected to be inaccessible by the application by:
• creating a hash of the data entry;
• sending the hash to a server that stores a private key associated with a user of the computing device;
• receiving, from the server, the hash signed with the private key associated with the user;
• and
• associating the data entry with the signed hash;
• intercept an attempt made by the application to access the data entry;
• determine that the application is not permitted to access the data entry by:
• identifying the signed hash associated with the data entry;
• and
• verifying the signed hash using a public key associated with the user;
• and
• provide granular control over privacy of the data entry by:
• blocking the application from accessing the data entry in response to determining that the data entry has been marked as inaccessible to the application;
• and
• allowing the additional application to access the data entry.