METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEBSITE DATA ACCESS MONITORING
First Claim
1. In a network comprising plurality of web sites and at least one simulator a method comprising:
- calling a web page by simulating a web browser page call;
identifying in received content and cookies if a cookie which is used to store behavioral related information was written by an unauthorized entity, said cookie written by an unauthorized entity being an illegal cookie.
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Abstract
In a network comprising number of web sites and at least one simulator web page calls are simulated or monitored and the response to the calls, including content, re-directed calls and cookies are examined in order to identify whether the content of cookies has been written or modified illegally. Illegal modification of content of cookies is referred to as writing of data by a Buyer in cookies of a User that was directed to the Buyer by a Data Publisher, without the consent of the Data Publisher. In some embodiments when illegal cookies are identified an alert may be issued to a user.
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19 Claims
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1. In a network comprising plurality of web sites and at least one simulator a method comprising:
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calling a web page by simulating a web browser page call; identifying in received content and cookies if a cookie which is used to store behavioral related information was written by an unauthorized entity, said cookie written by an unauthorized entity being an illegal cookie.
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2. In a network comprising plurality of web sites and at least one simulator a method comprising:
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a. calling a web page according to definable set of parameters by simulating a web browser page call; b. identifying in received cookies according to a first definable set of rules a cookie which is used to store behavioral related information and that was written by unauthorized entity, said cookie being an illegal cookie; c. identifying in received content elements which have to be loaded separately, and d. for each separately loaded content element repeating steps a-d recursively. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a network; plurality of servers providing web sites; and at least one simulator, wherein said simulator is adapted to; a. call a web page according to definable set of parameters by simulating a web browser page call; b. identify in received cookies according to a first definable set of rules a cookie which is used to store behavioral related information and that was written by unauthorized entity, said cookie is an illegal cookie; c. identify in received content elements which have to be loaded separately, and d. for each separately loaded content element repeating steps a-d recursively. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a network comprising plurality of web sites and at least one user acting as a probe a method comprising:
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said probe calling a web page; identifying in received cookies according to a first definable set of rules a cookie which is used to store behavioral related information and that was written by unauthorized entity, said cookie is an illegal cookie; identifying in received content elements which have to be loaded separately, and for each separately loaded content element repeating steps a-d recursively.
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