Inventors:
Stefan A. Berteau - Washington DC, US
Michael L. Grucz - Mechanicsburg PA, US
Kevin C. Goldsmith - Plano TX, US
International Classification:
G06F 7/04
Abstract:
A system and method for identifying a cookie as a privacy threat is disclosed. The system and method include receiving a request to install a cookie. A privacy policy associated with the cookie is also received, and that privacy policy may be evaluated against a set of predefined criteria. Based on this evaluation, the cookie may be determined to be a privacy threat.