Visual Privacy Management in User Centric Open Environments

Abstract

In open and dynamic online services the exchange of information is demanded to be easy, simple and always available. However, potential users of online services are still reluctant to outsource sensitive data to these services, mainly due to lack of control over management and privacy issues of their data. This becomes more complex when dealing with Public Administrations (PAs) which handle data of citizens, where the latter are obliged, in many cases by law, to do so. This paper presents the VisiOn Privacy Platform, which analyses privacy preferences, and introduces the concept of the Privacy Level Agreement, capturing the PAs and citizens privacy requirements, thus supporting transparency and accountability for PAs.