Patent ID: 8918901

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving a data request that originated at a first device from a user; obtaining first location information for the user, the first location information having a first level of accuracy for determining a location of the user; retrieving one or more policies associated with the requested data; comparing the first location information with the one or more policies; determining that the first level of accuracy is less than a level of accuracy required to determine whether access restrictions apply to the requested data, based on the comparison; obtaining second location information from the user, the second location information having a second level of accuracy that is greater than or equal to the level of accuracy required to determine whether access restrictions apply to the requested data; and determining whether access restrictions apply to the requested data based at least in part on the second location information, wherein obtaining second location information comprises: requesting the user to transmit the second location information from a second device, and receiving the second location information from the second device.