Method and apparatus for providing web privacy

US8601591B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

• Balachander Krishnamurthy · New York, US
• Craig Ellis Wills · Acton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2009
• Grant date: Dec 3, 2013
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0269
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for providing privacy in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request, e.g., an HTTP request, from a user for information, wherein the information includes at least a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of at least an aggregator. The method identifies all personally identifiable information of the user. The method then masks the personally identifiable information from the browser in the endpoint device of the user, while responding to the request.