Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Privacy Management
An apparatus for privacy management may include a processor. The processor may be configured to access one or more privacy options. In this regard, each privacy option may be configured to provide members of one or more groups access to content. The processor may also be configured to provide for selection of a privacy option in association with the content. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided.
1 . A method comprising:
accessing one or more privacy options, each privacy option being configured to provide members of one or more groups access to content; and
providing for selection of a privacy option in association with the content.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising providing for sharing the content in response to a request for the content by a member of the one or more groups associated with the selected privacy option.
3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising ordering the one or more privacy options, a position of a privacy option within the ordering being indicative of a relative privacy level associated with the privacy option.
4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising ordering the one or more privacy options, the ordering of a privacy option being based at least in part on a number of members in the one or more groups associated with the privacy option.
5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising providing for presentation of representations of the one or more privacy options on a privacy line, an arrangement of the representations of the privacy options along the privacy line being based at least in part on the ordering of the one or more privacy options.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein providing for selection of the privacy option includes providing for selection of a privacy option by allowing for movement of a slider relative to the privacy line to a desired representation of a privacy option.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein accessing the one or more privacy options includes accessing the one or more privacy options, each privacy option including a largest sized group for a respective privacy option, no two privacy options having the same largest sized group.
8 . A apparatus comprising a processor, the processor configured to:
access one or more privacy options, each privacy option being configured to provide members of one or more groups access to content; and
provide for selection of a privacy option in association with the content.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide for sharing the content in response to a request for content by a member of the one or more groups associated with the selected privacy option.
10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to order the one or more privacy options, a position of a privacy option within the ordering being indicative of a relative privacy level associated with the privacy option.
11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to order the one or more privacy options, the ordering of a privacy option being based at least in part on a number of members in the one or more groups associated with the privacy option.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide for presentation of representations of the one or more privacy options on a privacy line, an arrangement of the representations of the privacy options along the privacy line being based at least in part on the ordering of the one or more privacy options.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor configured to provide for selection of the privacy option includes being configured to provide for selection of a privacy option by allowing for movement of a slider relative to the privacy line to a desired representation of a privacy option.
14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor configured to access the one or more privacy options includes being configured to access the one or more privacy options, each privacy option including a largest sized group for a respective privacy option, no two privacy options having the same largest sized group.
15 . A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having executable computer-readable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program code instructions comprising:
first program code instructions configured to access one or more privacy options, each privacy option being configured to provide members of one or more groups access to content; and
second program code instructions configured to provide for selection of a privacy option in association with the content.
16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the computer-readable program code instructions further comprise third program code instructions configured to provide for sharing the content in response to a request for content by a member of the one or more groups associated with the selected privacy option.
17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the computer-readable program code instructions further comprise third program code instructions configured to order the one or more privacy options, a position of a privacy option within the ordering being indicative of a relative privacy level associated with the privacy option.
18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the computer-readable program code instructions further comprise third program code instructions configured to order the one or more privacy options, the ordering of a privacy option being based at least in part on a number of members in the one or more groups associated with the privacy option.
19 . The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the computer-readable program code instructions further comprise fourth program code instructions configured to provide for presentation of representations of the one or more privacy options on a privacy line, an arrangement of the representations of the privacy options along the privacy line being based at least in part on the ordering of the one or more privacy options.
20 . The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the second program code instructions configured to provide for selection of the privacy option includes being configured to provide for selection of a privacy option by allowing for movement of a slider relative to the privacy line to a desired representation of a privacy option.
21 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the first program code instructions configured to access the one or more privacy options includes being configured to access the one or more privacy options, each privacy option including a largest sized group for a respective privacy option, no two privacy options having the same largest sized group.
22 . An apparatus comprising:
means for accessing one or more privacy options, each privacy option being configured to provide members of one or more groups access to content; and
means for providing for selection of a privacy option in association with the content.
23 . The apparatus of claim 22 further comprising means for ordering the one or more privacy options, the ordering of a privacy option being based at least in part on a number of members in the one or more groups associated with the privacy option.