System and method for monitoring global network activity

A system for distributed monitoring of a subject's activities over a global communications network, the system comprising:

• an enterprise server;
• a client monitoring module configured to intercept requests made by a user for content available on a global communications network, to forward notice of the user requests to the enterprise server, and to selectively allow the requested content to be received by the user;
• an enterprise database in communication with the enterprise server, the enterprise database containing a listing of content available on the global communications network and corresponding topical categories of the content;
• an artificial intelligence program within the enterprise server, the artificial intelligence program configured to examine requested content and to determine the nature of the requested content;
• a policy database containing a policy for each user that defines the user's privileges for receiving selected types of content of the global communications network;
• a report generation module local to the enterprise server, the report generation module configured to generate and transmit reports to the supervisor both automatically and upon request;
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• the enterprise server configured to receive the notice of the user requests, and in response, to consult the enterprise database to determine the type of the content requested by the user and to utilize the artificial intelligence program if the content is not listed by the enterprise database, compare the type of the content requested by the user against a policy containing the user's privileges for viewing global communications network content, notify the client monitoring module whether to allow the content requested by the user to be received by the user, and to compile information regarding the requests made by a user for content available on a global communications network and to periodically transmit the information to a supervisor module.