International Business Machines Corporation
System and method for safe usage and fair tracking of user profile data

Abstract:

A method may include receiving, from a fair tracking client, a user profile containing user profile data. The method may also include receiving, from a service-provider web site, an access request to access the user profile. The method may also include determining to grant the access request. The method may also include permitting the service-provider website to access the user profile in response to the determination to grant the access request. The method may also include receiving a modify request from the service-provider website to add suggested user profile data to the user profile. The method may also include determining, in response to the modify request, to modify the user profile to include the suggested user profile data. The method may also include modifying the user profile in response to the determination to modify the user profile.