New patent application published for: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRIVACY-AWARE PACKET PROCESSING

Embodiments include methods, electronic device, and storage medium to enhance privacy in a network. In one embodiment, a method comprises: determining whether a packet supports privacy preservation based on a packet header of the packet, identifying one or more operations to be performed on the packet corresponding to a privacy policy of the packet based on the packet upon determining that the packet supports privacy preservation, the privacy policy indicating a level of data sharing privilege mapped to a setting configured for a user; and causing the one or more operations to be performed on the packet, where the one or more operations to be performed on the packet comprise a privacy preservation operation including implementation of a privacy preservation protocol in the network for the packet to comply with the level of data sharing privilege.