Patent ID: 8925099

Claim:
A system for privacy scoring, comprising: a processor configured to: collect information associated with an entity from a plurality of sources, wherein the plurality of sources includes at least one third party source, and wherein the collected information includes private information associated with the entity; and perform a privacy risk analysis based at least in part on the collected private information, wherein the privacy risk analysis includes determining types of private information included in the collected private information, and wherein performing the privacy risk analysis includes evaluating the private information to determine privacy risks associated with the entity with respect to a plurality of categories; generate a privacy score based at least in part on the privacy risk analysis, wherein the privacy score comprises a composite privacy risk score across the plurality of categories, and wherein the composite privacy risk score is based at least in part on a base score that is a weighted average of at least a portion of the privacy risks determined with respect to the plurality of categories; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.