Privacy patterns are design solutions to common privacy problems — a way to translate "privacy-by-design" into practical advice for software engineering. We believe design patterns can help document common practices and standardize terminology. We are building a living, community space where all can contribute their own patterns.
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Protection against Tracking
This pattern avoids the tracking of visitors of websites via cookies. It does this by deleting them at regular intervals or by disabling cookies completely.
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Location Granularity
Support minimization of data collection and distribution. Important when a service is collecting location data from or about a user, or transmitting location data about a user to a third-party.
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Minimal Information Asymmetry
Prevent users from being disenfranchised by their lack of familiarity with the policies, potential risks, and their agency within processing.