Selective regulation of information transmission from mobile applications to third-party privacy compliant target systems

1. A method comprising:

receiving instrumentation instructions for integration with a mobile application and operation by a mobile device, wherein the instrumentation instructions comprise instructions for:

responsive to detecting an absence, at the mobile device, of a valid compliance system-configured privacy policy, requesting a privacy policy from a third-party compliance system, the request comprising an operator-configured privacy policy restriction and a respective identifier of a software installation cohort representing a plurality of mobile devices including the mobile device;

receiving the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy from the third-party compliance system, the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprising a rule for regulating transmission of information from the mobile device to a third-party privacy compliant target system wherein the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy is configured according to the identifier of the software installation;

transforming information at the mobile device according to the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy;

selecting transformed information in compliance with the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy; and

sending the selected transformed information to the third-party privacy compliant target system.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

invalidating the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy, after an end of a use session.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transformed information comprises geolocation information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transforming information according to the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprises selecting a general location description generated by pre-processing precise geolocation information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule for regulating transmission of information from the mobile device to the third-party privacy compliant system comprises a rule prohibiting the transmission of any precise geolocation information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transforming information according to the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprises hashing a first unique value to generate a second unique value such that the first unique value is not re-identifiable by the third-party privacy compliant target system from the second unique value.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing processor-executable computer program instructions, that, when executed, cause a computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving instrumentation instructions for integration with a mobile application and operation by a mobile device, wherein the instrumentation instructions comprise instructions for:

responsive to detecting an absence, at the mobile device, of a valid compliance system-configured privacy policy, requesting a privacy policy from a third-party compliance system, the request comprising an operator-configured privacy policy restriction and a respective identifier of a software installation cohort representing a plurality of mobile devices including the mobile device;

receiving the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy from the third-party compliance system, the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprising a rule for regulating transmission of information from the mobile device to a third-party privacy compliant target system wherein the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy is configured according to the identifier of the software installation;

transforming information at the mobile device according to the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy;

selecting transformed information in compliance with the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy; and

sending the selected transformed information to the third-party privacy compliant target system.

8. The medium of claim 7 , the computer program instructions further comprising instructions for:

invalidating the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy, after an end of a use session.

9. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the transformed information comprises geolocation information.

10. The medium of claim 7 , wherein transforming information according to the received valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprises selecting a general location description generated by pre-processing precise geolocation information.

11. The medium of claim 7 , wherein the rule for regulating transmission of information from the mobile device to the third-party privacy compliant system comprises a rule prohibiting the transmission of any precise geolocation information.

12. The medium of claim 7 , wherein transforming information according to the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprises hashing a first unique value to generate a second unique value such that the first unique value is not re-identifiable by the third-party privacy compliant target system from the second unique value.

13. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing processor-executable computer program instructions, that, when executed, cause a computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving instrumentation instructions for integration with a mobile application and operation by a mobile device, wherein the instrumentation instructions comprise instructions for:

responsive to detecting an absence, at the mobile device, of a valid compliance system-configured privacy policy, requesting a privacy policy from a third-party compliance system, the request comprising an operator-configured privacy policy restriction and a respective identifier of a software installation cohort representing a plurality of mobile devices including the mobile device;

receiving the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy from the third-party compliance system, the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprising a rule for regulating transmission of information from the mobile device to a third-party privacy compliant target system wherein the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy is configured according to the identifier of the software installation;

transforming information at the mobile device according to the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy;

selecting transformed information in compliance with the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy; and

sending the selected transformed information to the third-party privacy compliant target system.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for:

invalidating the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy, after an end of a use session.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the transformed information comprises geolocation information.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein transforming information according to the received valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprises selecting a general location description generated by pre-processing precise geolocation information.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the rule for regulating transmission of information from the mobile device to the third-party privacy compliant system comprises a rule prohibiting the transmission of any precise geolocation information.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein transforming information according to the valid compliance system-configured privacy policy comprises hashing a first unique value to generate a second unique value such that the first unique value is not re-identifiable by the third-party privacy compliant target system from the second unique value.