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Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2022
Applicant:

Nortonlifelock Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Iskander Sanchez Rola, Antibes, FR;

David Luz Silva, Dublin, IE;

Daniel Marino, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Leylya Yumer, Antibes, FR;

Petros Efstathopoulos, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

GEN DIGITAL INC., Tempe, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0414 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/1483 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for identifying and removing a tracking capability from an external domain that performs a tracking activity on a host web page. Tracking capabilities of an external domain may be removed by altering web requests and/or responses to API calls. Once these tracking capabilities of the external domain have been removed, the altered web requests and/or altered responses to API calls may be transmitted to a web browser and/or entity making the API call thereby protecting user privacy while allowing the external domain to interact with the host web page.


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