Patent ID: 7886232

Claim:
A method of using a system configured with at least one processor for controlling dissemination of a geographic location of a mobile communications device, the method comprising: using the at least one processor to access delegation information accessible to the mobile communications device, the delegation information including multiple categories of communications identities and, for at least one of the multiple categories, identifying restrictions on ability to modify information used to control dissemination of the geographic location of the mobile communications device; receiving, from a first communications identity associated with a category of the multiple categories, a proposed modification to information used to control dissemination of the geographic location of the mobile communications device, the information controlling dissemination of the geographic location relating to a second communications identity; accessing delegation information accessible to the mobile communications device and associated with the category; determining whether the first communications identity is permitted to perform the proposed modification based on the restrictions specified in the delegation information associated with the category; and permitting modification to the information used to control dissemination of the geographic location of the mobile communications device conditioned upon the first communications identity being permitted to perform the proposed modification.