Patent ID: 8875163
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computing device comprising a non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor-readable instructions wherein at least a portion of the non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor-readable instructions comprises, an operating system comprising one or more operating system features; a plurality of applications adapted to at least one of send and receive one or more data types, wherein, a background service adapted to, wherein the first of the plurality of applications comprises a privacy application having, an application layer comprising a user interface having at least one of an alert and a prompt mechanism; and a framework comprising, wherein, the user interface is adapted to: create the one or more privacy groups; at least one of transmit and restrict the communication of one or more data types from at least one of the remainder of the plurality of applications and the one or more operating system features; and display the remainder of the plurality of applications associated with the one or more privacy groups through accessing the background service.