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Controlling access to web content

  • US 8,788,653 B2
  • Filed: 01/05/2011
  • Issued: 07/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling access to web content at a client computer, the method comprising:

  • registering an access control status at the client computer for each of one or more user profiles established at the client computer, the access control status determining a level of access a user at the client computer has to content on a plurality of websites having respective different access control mechanisms;

    detecting an attempt to access one of said websites having an access control mechanism, where detecting an attempt to access one of said websites includes intercepting outgoing http requests and, in response, suspending the access attempt and comparing said access control status registered at the client computer with an access control status currently registered at the website and, when these do not correspond, changing the access control status registered at the website to correspond with that registered at the client computer.

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