Techniques for providing protection against unsafe links on a social networking website
US8949981B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/21
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for providing protection against unsafe links on a social networking website are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for providing protection against unsafe links on a social networking website comprising: receiving, from the social networking website, user profile data associated with a user of the social networking website, scanning, from the user profile data, a plurality of links, accessing a safety rating for each of the plurality of links, and outputting, to a client device associated with the user, a link analysis report that indicates the safety rating of one or more of the plurality of links.
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