SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIVATE SOCIAL NETWORKING
First Claim
1. A computerized system comprising:
- a. A privacy mediator enabling a first user of a first user terminal to post at least a first content to a social networking website and enabling a second user of a second user terminal to retrieve at least the first posted content from the social networking website, the privacy mediator operable to secure at least a portion of the first content prior to posting on the social networking website and to render accessible the secured portion of the first content prior to furnishing to the second user terminal; and
b. A web server communicatively coupled with the privacy mediator, the first user terminal and the second user terminal and operable to furnish the retrieved first content to the second user terminal, wherein the web server is further operable to receive the first content from the first user terminal and to transmit the first content to the privacy mediator for posting to the social networking website and wherein the first content is posted to the social networking website in a secure form.
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Abstract
System protects user'"'"'s data on social networking websites by creating a data filter, which operates between the user and the social networks accessed by the user. The filter may be deployed as a user'"'"'s web browser plug-in and operates in the following way. First, the filter encrypts all or some information that is posted by the user on a social network using SSL encryption technology. Second, to enable select other users of the social networking site to view the encrypted information, the instances of the filter executing on the accessing users'"'"' computers verify whether these users have access permission from the owner of the content and, if so, use the decryption key to decrypt the private data and enable the users to view it. The decryption key may be automatically passed to the instances of the filter running on the accessing users'"'"' computers. In an alternative implementation, the encryption and access control may be performed by a security/privacy mediator deployed on the network.
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19 Claims
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1. A computerized system comprising:
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a. A privacy mediator enabling a first user of a first user terminal to post at least a first content to a social networking website and enabling a second user of a second user terminal to retrieve at least the first posted content from the social networking website, the privacy mediator operable to secure at least a portion of the first content prior to posting on the social networking website and to render accessible the secured portion of the first content prior to furnishing to the second user terminal; and b. A web server communicatively coupled with the privacy mediator, the first user terminal and the second user terminal and operable to furnish the retrieved first content to the second user terminal, wherein the web server is further operable to receive the first content from the first user terminal and to transmit the first content to the privacy mediator for posting to the social networking website and wherein the first content is posted to the social networking website in a secure form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computerized system comprising:
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a. A first user terminal comprising a first networking interface operable to establish a first connection with a social networking website and a first central processing unit executing a first instance of a filter application operable to receive from the first user at least a first content and to post the received at least first content to the social networking website, the first instance of the filter operable to secure at least a portion of the first content prior to posting to the social networking website; and b. A second user terminal comprising a second networking interface operable to establish a second connection with the social networking website and a second central processing unit executing a second instance of the filter enabling a second user of the second user terminal to retrieve the at least the first posted content from the social networking website, the second instance of the filter operable to render accessible the secured portion of the first content prior to furnishing to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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