Patent ID: 8190758

Claim:
A method of maintaining privacy of distributed information, comprising: receiving a determination that a first information source is publishable; receiving a determination that a second information source is authorized-only; receiving a determination that a third information source is approved-only; offering a first subscriber a subscription to the first information source; receiving a request for subscription to the first information source from the first subscriber; accepting the request for subscription to the first information source from the first subscriber; receiving authorization evidence from a second subscriber to the second information source; offering the authorized second subscriber a subscription to the second information source; receiving a request for subscription to the second information source from the second subscriber; accepting the request for subscription to the second information source from the second subscriber; offering a third subscriber a subscription to the third information source; receiving a request for subscription to the third information source from the offered third subscriber; transmitting to a provider of the third information source the request for subscription to the third information source; receiving an approval of the request for subscription to the third information source from the provider; accepting the approved request for subscription to the third information source; receiving a first all-hazards information into an information exchange from the first information source; receiving a second all-hazards information into the information exchange from the second information source; receiving a third all-hazards information into the information exchange from the third information source; distributing the first all-hazards information to the first subscriber; distributing the second all-hazards information to the second subscriber; and distributing the third all-hazards information to the third subscriber.