Temporary Contact Deletion Rules for Privacy-Safe Contact Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often forget to delete temporary contact information, leading to cluttered contact files that pose privacy and security risks, especially when stored on applications like WhatsApp, which can access user status and location.
Innovation Solution
A system and process for managing contact files on a user device, utilizing a user device temporary contact application (UD-Temp) that designates and automatically deletes contact data based on predefined conditions, such as a passage of time or calendar events, with optional neural processing unit assistance for intelligent designation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users store contact information in contact files for temporary communication needs, then communication facilitation is improved, but contact file clutter and privacy security risks worsen over time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically deleting contact files before they can accumulate and pose security risks. The temporary contacts application marks contact files for deletion based on predefined conditions (time-based, event-based, or manual), ensuring that only necessary contact information is retained while automatically removing unnecessary files that could pose privacy and security threats.
2Quantity of substance
If users manually delete contact information when no longer needed, then contact file clutter is reduced, but user time and effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The temporary contacts application provides self-service by automatically managing contact file deletion without requiring user intervention. The system monitors contact files, identifies those meeting deletion criteria (based on time, events, or user-defined conditions), and deletes them automatically, freeing users from the tedious manual deletion process while maintaining organized contact files.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring deletion conditions and automatically executing deletions when conditions are met. Users can set up time-based or event-based deletion rules in advance, and the system executes these actions automatically, eliminating the need for users to spend time manually reviewing and deleting old contact files.
3Adaptability or versatility
If contact files are stored on applications like WhatsApp, then communication accessibility is improved, but privacy and security concerns worsen due to access to user status and location
Solution Approach 1:
The temporary contacts application extracts and isolates contact file management from the main communication applications. By creating a dedicated temporary contacts application that handles contact file storage and deletion independently, the system reduces the security risks associated with storing contact information within communication apps like WhatsApp, while still maintaining communication accessibility through the extracted contact management function.
Data Source
AI summary
Devices, systems, computer readable mediums, and processes for managing user contact data on a user device on a permanent, temporary, time-based, or other basis are described. A user device may include a data store storing first computer instructions for instantiating a user device contacts application and a user device temporary contacts plug-in which configures the user device (UD) to perform temporary contact management operations (UD-TCMOs) that include designating user contact data (UCD) received from a second UD for later deletion. For an implementation, a user may manually designate the UCD as temporary contact data (TCD). The TCD identifies a condition precedent specifying when the UCD is to be deleted, such as after passage of a given period or a calendar event. The TCD may be received from a network server. A temporary data flag (TDF) may be set. The TDF identifies instances of data in the UCD as TCD.