Patent ID: 8712396

Claim:
A system, comprising: a service provider configured to provide a network to support communications for a plurality of mobile communications devices; and a network data monitor associated with the service provider and configured to monitor communications of the plurality of mobile communications devices communicating through the service provider and generate monitoring information to provide to a data center, the monitoring information including information on data services uses of the mobile communications devices; wherein the data services uses, for data services associated with each mobile communications device, comprise: inbound and outbound communications of the mobile communications device; one or more additions, modifications, and/or deletions within the mobile communication device of applications; and one or more additions, modifications, and/or deletions within the mobile communication device to application data, wherein the network data monitor comprises an alert monitor program configured to determine whether at least one of the data service uses is allowed based at least in part on whether an identity that is in communication with at least one of the mobile communications devices and associated with the at least one of the data service uses is found in a database.