Pseudonymous Identifier for Vehicle Data Privacy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle data management systems rely on unique identifiers like VINs, which compromise privacy and security, as they associate vehicle data with individual or owner information, making them vulnerable to manipulation and breaches.
Innovation Solution
Implementing pseudonymous identifiers generated by vehicles, which are registered with a network service without associating any additional identifying information, allowing vehicles to transmit data and receive directives without revealing specific source information, enhancing privacy and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If unique identifiers like VINs are used to associate vehicle data with individual or owner information, then data traceability and ownership identification are improved, but privacy and security are worsened due to vulnerability to manipulation and breaches
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces pseudonymous identifiers as an intermediary between the vehicle and the data management system. These pseudonyms act as a mediator that allows data to be associated with a vehicle without directly linking to the vehicle's unique identifier or owner information, thereby maintaining privacy while enabling data traceability through the pseudonym reference system
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the identifying information from the vehicle data by using pseudonymous identifiers instead of unique vehicle identifiers. The actual vehicle identification is separated from the data transmission process, with only the pseudonym being transmitted, thus removing the privacy risk while preserving data associability
2Object-affected harmful factors
If pseudonymous identifiers are used to mask vehicle identities, then privacy and security are improved, but data associability with specific vehicles is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The pseudonymous identifier serves as an intermediary that maintains the link between anonymous data transmission and specific vehicle identification. The system stores the mapping between pseudonyms and actual vehicle identifiers in a secure registry, allowing accurate vehicle identification when needed while maintaining privacy during data transmission
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a pseudonymous copy of the vehicle identifier that can be used in place of the actual identifier for data transmission purposes. This copy contains enough information to associate data with the correct vehicle through the pseudonym reference, while not exposing the actual vehicle identification information
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AI summary
The present disclosure related to a management of data communications between individual vehicles and a network service. The network service can facilitate the management of data communications between a selected vehicle and remote service utilizing pseudonymous identifiers. Illustratively, a pseudonymous identifier can correspond to at least a semi-unique identifier generated by a vehicle or configured on a vehicle. The generation/configuration of the pseudonymous is implemented in a manner that the network service does not associate any additional identifiers, such as VINs, associated with the vehicle, vehicle owner, vehicle user, etc. For example, the network service can identify vehicle directives associated with the pseudonymous identifiers based on processing the vehicle data. The vehicle can identify one or more directives by matching the pseudonymous identifiers with the vehicle's pseudonymous identifier.