Semi-Automatic Translations Of Data Privacy Policies Into Controlled Natural Languages

Natural languages (NLs) are a simple and understandable form for presenting knowledge. However, they are ambiguous and it turns out to be quite complex to process them with machines. Controlled Natural Languages (CNLs) are usually simpler versions of NLs that are obtained by restricting the grammar...

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Main Authors: Irfan Khan Tanoli, Yaseen Khan Tanoli, Asif Khalid Qureshi
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Language:English
Published: Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology 2019-12-01
Series:JISR on Computing
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Online Access:https://jisrc.szabist.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/jisrc/article/view/76
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description Natural languages (NLs) are a simple and understandable form for presenting knowledge. However, they are ambiguous and it turns out to be quite complex to process them with machines. Controlled Natural Languages (CNLs) are usually simpler versions of NLs that are obtained by restricting the grammar and vocabulary to reduce, or even eliminate, ambiguity and complexity. CNLs look informal like NLs and are easy to read and understand and can be easily be transformed into machine-readable forms. In this paper, we present NLPT for semi-automatic translation of privacy statements, from NL to a controlled natural one, to improve machine processing. To assess the performance, we experiment on a large set of Twitter data policies. Here, we consider two main aspects i) the translation of social network data privacy policy and ii) the efficiency and efficacy of the proposed system. We also perform an empirical analysis of the results and conclude that our system can be used to translate input policies effectively and efficiently.
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spelling doaj.art-c3732fa360e4443c94a91883d3ae9fde2023-08-17T06:44:59ZengShaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and TechnologyJISR on Computing2412-04481998-41542019-12-0117210.31645/23Semi-Automatic Translations Of Data Privacy Policies Into Controlled Natural LanguagesIrfan Khan Tanoli0Yaseen Khan Tanoli1Asif Khalid Qureshi2Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila 67100, ItalyUniversity Of Beira Interior, Covilhã 6201-001, PortugalSir Syed University Of Engineering And Technology, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan Natural languages (NLs) are a simple and understandable form for presenting knowledge. However, they are ambiguous and it turns out to be quite complex to process them with machines. Controlled Natural Languages (CNLs) are usually simpler versions of NLs that are obtained by restricting the grammar and vocabulary to reduce, or even eliminate, ambiguity and complexity. CNLs look informal like NLs and are easy to read and understand and can be easily be transformed into machine-readable forms. In this paper, we present NLPT for semi-automatic translation of privacy statements, from NL to a controlled natural one, to improve machine processing. To assess the performance, we experiment on a large set of Twitter data policies. Here, we consider two main aspects i) the translation of social network data privacy policy and ii) the efficiency and efficacy of the proposed system. We also perform an empirical analysis of the results and conclude that our system can be used to translate input policies effectively and efficiently. https://jisrc.szabist.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/jisrc/article/view/76Natural languages
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title_fullStr Semi-Automatic Translations Of Data Privacy Policies Into Controlled Natural Languages
title_full_unstemmed Semi-Automatic Translations Of Data Privacy Policies Into Controlled Natural Languages
title_short Semi-Automatic Translations Of Data Privacy Policies Into Controlled Natural Languages
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topic Natural languages
url https://jisrc.szabist.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/jisrc/article/view/76
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