Challenge: Identify Private vs. Public Information on Massive Scale

Propose a trustworthy mechanism to distinguish private vs. public information in a massive stream of online information. Deadline: May 21

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Innocentive Challenge

AWARD: $10,000 USD | DEADLINE: 5/21/12 | ACTIVE SOLVERS: 612 | POSTED: 4/20/12

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

Source: InnoCentive Challenge ID: 9932708

Challenge Overview

The proliferation of mobile devices and high-speed data access has made information on people's daily activities and personal habits increasingly available online and beyond the control of simple rules or mechanisms. The Seeker's chief priority is to respect individual privacy and defend personal freedoms. In order to protect the privacy of individuals, the Seeker needs a trustworthy way to distinguish private vs. public information at massive scale.

This is an Ideation Challenge, which has the following unique features:

• There is a guaranteed award. The awards will be paid to the best submission(s) as solely determined by the Seeker. The total payout will be $10,000, with at least one award being no smaller than $5,000 and no award being smaller than $1,000.
• The Solvers are not required to transfer exclusive intellectual property rights to the Seeker. Rather, by submitting a proposal, the Solvers grants to the Seeker a royalty-free, perpetual, and non-exclusive license to use any information included in this proposal.

After the Challenge deadline, the Seeker will complete the review process and make a decision with regards to the Winning Solution(s). All Solvers that submitted a proposal will be notified on the status of their submissions; however, no detailed evaluation of individual submissions will be provided.

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