Aspirational Profile Data Security Notification System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in configuring data sharing settings for third-party applications, often accepting default options that may request excessive data, leading to increased security risks due to cumulative risks from multiple applications installed on their devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that generate an aspirational profile based on user input and monitor behavior to compare against actual application usage, sending notifications when the behavior diverges from the user's comfort level, and updating settings to align with the user's desired risk level.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users accept default data sharing configuration options requested by third-party applications, then the ease of operation is improved, but the security risk increases due to excessive data sharing
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors actual data sharing behavior and provides feedback to users when their behavior diverges from their stated comfort level. The behavior monitoring component tracks what data is actually shared with third-party applications and compares it against the user's aspirational profile, sending notifications when misalignment is detected.
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively generates an aspirational profile based on user input before actual data sharing occurs. By establishing the user's desired comfort level in advance and monitoring against it, the system prevents security risks before they materialize rather than reacting after excessive data sharing has occurred.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users install numerous third-party applications to expand functionality, then the adaptability is improved, but the cumulative security risk increases beyond the user's comfort level
Solution Approach 1:
The system aggregates data sharing behavior across all installed applications and provides cumulative feedback to users. The behavior monitoring component tracks total data exposure across multiple applications and notifies users when the aggregate risk exceeds their comfort level, enabling them to manage overall security posture.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple third-party applications. It consolidates data sharing information from numerous applications and presents a unified view of cumulative risk to the user, simplifying the management of security across diverse applications.
3Measurement precision
If the system monitors and sends notifications about data sharing behavior, then the measurement precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server serves as an intermediary that performs complex behavior monitoring and analysis operations remotely. The client device only needs to collect basic data sharing information and transmit it to the server, which handles the sophisticated profile matching and misalignment detection algorithms, reducing the complexity burden on the client device.
Data Source
AI summary
A server comprises a communications module; a processor coupled to the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed, configure the processor to receive, via the communications module and from a remote computing device, user input indicating a response to one or more prompts; generate an aspirational profile for a user based at least on the received user input; receive, via the communications module and from a monitoring application installed on the remote computing device, monitoring data; generate a behavior profile for the user based at least on the monitoring data; and when the behavior profile is misaligned with the aspirational profile, send, via the communications module and to the remote computing device, a notification indicating that the behavior profile is misaligned with the aspirational profile.