System and Method for Blocking Internet Data Brokers and Networks

摘要

The Data Traffic Controller is a system and method that provides users with the ability to view, control and protect themselves during their online browsing. Most websites come with an array of tracking elements and third-party content which could be unknown or misleading to the user. The Data Traffic Controller interface embraces member functions, events, and properties. The member functions provide high level services such as Proxy, VPN, filter inappropriate content, block or allow certain websites, detect and block trackers, and control browser behavior which includes cookies and history retention. The Data Traffic Controller displays notifications and statistics as it encounters events. It also represents all the tracking and third-party activity and their connectedness using a graph, where the user has the ability to further control individual elements.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for protecting users browsing the Internet, comprising:
displaying a plurality of selectable options in at least one graphical user interface; intercepting, on a user computer from a web browser executing on the user computer, a plurality of requests for content associated with a host webpage; in response to user selection of a first selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, connecting to at least one of a virtual private network (VPN) and a proxy server; in response to user selection of a second selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, analyzing each of the plurality of requests for content based on at least one database stored locally on the user computer to identify requests associated with content to be blocked; transmitting, to an Internet service provider, a second plurality of requests for content associated with the host webpage, wherein the second plurality of requests for content comprise the plurality of requests for content without the requests for content associated with the content to be blocked; receiving web content from the Internet service provider corresponding to the second plurality of requests for content; and in response to user selection of a third selectable option of the plurality of selectable options, filtering the web content based on at least one keyword.