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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Arie Friedman, Lane Cove, AU;
Hadas Bitran, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Uri Barash, Tel Mond, IL;
Marc Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Oded Nahir, Hofit, IL;
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An online service may maintain or create data for a user, and a user may be allowed to exert control over how the data are used. In one example, there may be several categories of data, and the user may be able to specify who may use the data, and the purpose for which the data may be used. Additionally, a user may be able to see how many of his 'friends' (or other contacts) have extended trust to a particular entity, which may aid the user in making a decision about whether to extend trust to that entity. User interfaces may be provided to allow users to specify how their data are to be used.