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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Sean Harvey, Astoria, NY (US);
Michael West, Munich, DE;
Rajas Moonka, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jochen Eisinger, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Sean Harvey, Astoria, NY (US);
Michael West, Munich, DE;
Rajas Moonka, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jochen Eisinger, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A browser extension acts as a cross-domain persistent cookie opt-out by providing opt-out cookies. This allows users to opt-out of interest-based advertising by simply downloading one extension, essentially acting as a mechanism that prevents ad companies from personalizing ads on a per browser basis. Furthermore, opt-out cookies persist across otherwise destructive actions, such as deleting stored cookies.