Protecting privacy when communicating with a web server

摘要

Protecting privacy when communicating with a web server via a communication network, includes receiving by a first privacy agent a request from an application program of a client system for a connection to a web server having a target web server address, sending the request together with a first identification from the first privacy agent to the second privacy agent, forwarding the request together with a second identification from the second privacy agent to the third privacy agent. Further processing is performed responsive to determining that the target web server address matches a defined web server address which is accessible by the third privacy agent.

主权项

1. A method for protecting privacy when communicating with a web server via a communication network, the method comprising:
receiving by a first privacy agent using a processor a request from an application program of a client system for a connection to a web server having a target web server address; sending the request together with a first identification from the first privacy agent to the second privacy agent; forwarding the request together with a second identification from the second privacy agent to the third privacy agent; responsive to determining that the target web server address matches a defined web server address which is accessible by the third privacy agent: sending the request from the third privacy agent with a third identification to the web server having the target web server address; receiving requested data from the web server having the target web server address by the third privacy agent; sending the received data from the third privacy agent to the second privacy agent; forwarding the received data from the second privacy agent to the first privacy agent; and forwarding the requested data from the first privacy agent to the application program.