Patent ID: 8826458

Claim:
A client apparatus for use in a system comprising at least one network to which the client apparatus is coupled, the client apparatus being usable by a first user, the client apparatus comprising: a control block comprising at least one processor; at least one data reception unit operable to receive, via at least one network, an indication that a second user has requested to share a picture comprising a first image, the first image depicting the first user or a person associated with the first user; at least one storage facility storing programmed instructions for execution by the control block, the programmed instructions defining: receiving input from the first user indicating whether consent to sharing the picture is given; and if received input indicates that consent to sharing the picture is not given, modifying the picture to blur at least part of the first image; at least one data transmission unit operable to send a representation of the first user's input via the at least one network.