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Secure, easily-deployable, and holistic program that allows users to control personal data exposed to online service providers
About
To allow users to keep their expectation of privacy and enjoy the convenience of these free services, inventors at Georgia Tech have designed a secure, easily-deployable, and holistic solution called Very Good Privacy (VGP) that allows privacy-aware users to control their personal data exposed to OSPs (Online Service Providers). VPS’s framework-extension architecture can support multiple services at the same time. As a standalone program, it differentiates itself from browser-plugin solutions by providing better security guarantees without sacrificing usability. VGP is capable of preserving the user’s original workflow when interacting with their preferred online services. Finally, as a client-side solution, VGP is able to enforce the proper access control on users’ data without requiring modifications on the server side. Using VGP also reduces or eliminates dependency by the user on the OSP’s privacy solutions to protect personal data in a comprehensive manner.
Key Benefits
• Easy-to-use: Overcomes usability problems and/or server modifications of existing privacy solutions • Standalone: Ability to be used as a standalone program that provides better isolation than other products • Secure: Allows the provider or online entity to enhance the user’s confidence that the personal data will be not be compromised • Versatile: Improved image cipher allows privacy preserving photo and image sharing
Applications
- Online service providers - Enterprises or other entities that require users to go online for any of a variety of reasons