Method for using electronic information services ensuring the anonymity of users towards companies delivering such services

摘要

The usage method involves securing the anonymity of a user of an information service, such as a video-on-demand service, with respect to a service provider. The method comprises the steps of generating a first connection between a user terminal and a service provider, and a second connection between the user terminal and an authorisation-server, via a telecommunication network. An access allowance information is provided from the authorisation-server to the user terminal, that does not contain any data about the user's identity. This access information is sent from the user terminal to the server of the service provider, who checks the validity of the access information, and provides the user terminal with the requested service.