IBM Files Patent for a Blockchain-Based Web Browser

guest · Aug 10, 2019

IBM Files Patent for a Blockchain-Based Web Browser
August 10, 2019
https://www.coindesk.com/ibm-files-patent-for-a-blockchain-based-web-browser

A new patent application from IBM describes a blockchain-based web browser.
Filed on August 6 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, IBM’s patent is for a web browser backed by a peer-to-peer network.

The browser collects pre-specified information from web browsing sessions, according to the patent. The information is then transferred to a network of peer-to-peer nodes for collection and storage. Information collection depends on the type of browsing experience chosen. Browsing on a work computer versus a personal browser would demand different settings, for example.

One potential use-case the document includes, among others, is an attack on a computer’s browser. If secured by blockchain technology, a viable backup of all user information is available.
Interestingly, IBM included a token in their model. IBM says tokens will verify a users browser session activities as they are packaged into blocks for the peer-to-peer network.
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Minimalist · Aug 10, 2019

So using this browser would mean that potentially everything you do with it is stored on blockchain "forever". No thanks. I think I'll skip this one if it ever gets released.

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