Personal Information Platform Data Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in tracking and managing their personal information distributed across various sources, leading to uncertainties about which entities have access to their data, how it is used, and the security of that data over time.
Innovation Solution
A personal information platform (PIP) is implemented on mobile devices, allowing users to view and control which entities have access to their data, set restrictions, and monitor usage, providing transparency and security through a data pipeline mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users distribute their information to multiple sources for convenient service access, then service functionality is improved, but user control and visibility over their data is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system continuously monitors and reports back to users about which entities have accessed their information, what data was accessed, and when. This feedback loop restores user visibility and control over distributed data while maintaining the ability to access multiple services.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer (the information management system) that sits between the user and multiple service entities. This intermediary tracks all data access requests, enforces user-defined policies, and coordinates information sharing across entities, thereby maintaining user control while enabling versatile service access.
2Productivity
If sources are allowed to distribute user information across networks to derive benefits, then service provider value is improved, but user privacy and data security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary anti-action by establishing user-defined policies and restrictions before any information is distributed to entities. The system proactively prevents unauthorized access and data misuse by enforcing these pre-set constraints, countering potential privacy violations before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediary information management system controls and monitors all data flows between users and service entities. It allows entities to access and use user information for providing services while simultaneously enforcing security policies, thereby enabling service provider value creation while protecting user privacy and data security.
3Ease of operation
If comprehensive data tracking is implemented to monitor entity access to user information, then user control is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal information management system that performs multiple functions: tracking data access, enforcing policies, communicating with multiple entities, and providing user interfaces. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional platform, the system reduces overall complexity while maintaining comprehensive user control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates self-service mechanisms where users can define their own data sharing policies, specify which entities can access their information, and set restrictions automatically. This self-service approach simplifies the system by reducing the need for complex manual management and intervention while maintaining robust user control.
Data Source
AI summary
Various systems, mediums, and methods herein describe aspects of personal information platforms accessible with client devices over communication networks in data infrastructures. A system may determine data associated with a user. The system may determine a personal information platform (PIP) based on the data associated with the user, where the PIP is configured to identify a number of data types from the data associated with the user. The system may determine accesses for one or more entities to the number of data types based on one or more services provided by the one or more entities to the user. The system may cause a client device to display an indication of the PIP, where the indication provides the one or more accesses of the one or more entities.