Patent ID: 9495543
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: in a virtual instance of a computing system implemented in a computing cloud, performing an automated runtime analysis of an application program intended to be executed on a mobile platform, where the automated runtime analysis is performed by executing the application program by the virtual instance of the computing system and is configured to detect a presence of a potential for a privacy leak from the application program during execution of the application program; and if detected, indicating the presence of the potential for the privacy leak, where performing the automated run-time analysis comprises inputting logging data, that is generated while executing the application program by the virtual instance of the computing system, into a privacy model containing a plurality of personal information categories and subcategories to determine privacy implications of the execution of the application program with respect to the plurality of categories and subcategories in the application program's use of components of the mobile platform.