Privacy Settings for Shared Content via Selective Obfuscation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to adequately address user privacy concerns when content is shared online, particularly for individuals who are unknowingly featured in media posted by third parties, leading to potential misuse of their images or data without consent.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where content is associated with objects and managed through privacy settings, allowing for obfuscation of sensitive parts based on user-defined preferences, which can be applied at the terminal device or server level to protect user privacy during sharing and publication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If content is shared with third parties, then information dissemination is improved, but user privacy protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into multiple layers with different privacy levels. Sensitive portions are identified and separated from non-sensitive portions, allowing differential privacy protection. This enables information dissemination for non-sensitive content while protecting sensitive content, resolving the contradiction between sharing and privacy protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different privacy protection measures to different portions of content based on their sensitivity. Instead of uniform protection or no protection, the system applies obfuscation selectively to sensitive regions (e.g., blurred images, masked text) while leaving non-sensitive regions visible, thus enabling both information sharing and targeted privacy protection.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If privacy settings are enforced through obfuscation, then user privacy protection is improved, but content quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies obfuscation only to sensitive portions of content rather than the entire content. This localized approach protects user privacy where needed while preserving the overall quality and usability of the content for sharing purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial obfuscation rather than complete obfuscation. By obfuscating only the sensitive portions and leaving the rest of the content clear and visible, the system achieves sufficient privacy protection without excessively degrading content quality.
3Productivity
If automated object recognition is used to identify sensitive content, then privacy management efficiency is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs automated object recognition and machine learning algorithms that enable the system to automatically identify sensitive content and apply appropriate privacy settings without requiring manual user intervention. This self-service approach improves efficiency by handling privacy management tasks autonomously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a multi-functional system that combines object recognition, content analysis, privacy setting determination, and automated obfuscation application. This universal system handles multiple privacy management tasks through integrated functionality, improving overall efficiency despite the increased complexity.
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AI summary
A system for managing privacy of shared content. The system includes a terminal device and a server device. The terminal device includes a content receiving device configured to receive content, a storage configured to store content by the content receiving device, a privacy setting determiner, a content obfuscator; and a transmitter configured to transmit obfuscated content. The server device includes a receiver configured to receive the obfuscated content from the transmitter of the terminal device, a publisher configured to publish the obfuscated content, and a de-obfuscator configured to, based on the received request to change privacy settings, de-obfuscate the at least a portion of the received content to generate de-obfuscated content.