System and method for collection, aggregation, analysis, reporting, and monetization of personal data generated across heterogeneous systems and devices

A method for collecting, analyzing, reporting, and allowing monetization opportunities for personal data collected from any number of heterogeneous external systems and electronic devices, comprising:

• a. presenting a screen display on a computer monitor or similar device, said screen display comprising a number of views comprised of fields and controls for allowing individuals to authorize access to external systems and electronic devices for purposes of collecting personal data;
• b. presenting, as part of managing such authorization access, a data provider element from which selection of a plurality of data providers may be chosen;
• c. further presenting a set of fields for managing authorization access, such as account names and password credentials;
• d. further presenting a set of fields for further designating specific types of personal data to collect from external systems and electronic devices;
• e. collecting, upon persistence of said authorization information, the designated set of personal data from the designated set of external systems and electronic devices on a continuous and/or periodic basis;
• f. storing, such as in a database, personal data collected by the inventive system;
• g. displaying said collected personal data in detailed, aggregate, or filtered form with varying degrees of specificity and aggregation achievable through selection of one or more filters or selection controls;
• h. receiving and acting upon requests from individual data authorizers to modify previously designated authorization requests such that collected personal data or authorization details may be removed or deleted from a collection database maintained by the inventive system.