System and Method for Monitoring User Searches to Obfuscate Web Searches By Using Emulated User Profiles

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on an information handling system, causes the system to obscure search inquiries by:

• receiving one or more user search inquiries from a first user;
• performing cognitive analysis on the one or more user search inquiries to identify a user search behavior profile and user characterization information for the first user;
• generating one or more simulated user search behavior profiles for one or more simulated users;
• generating one or more obfuscating search inquiries consistent with the one or more simulated user search behavior profiles;
• and
• issuing the one or more user search inquiries to a search engine along with the one or more obfuscating search inquiries to impair the search engine from accurately determining the user characterization information for the first user.

An information handling system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
• a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to obscure search inquiries, wherein the set of instructions are executable to perform actions of:
• receiving, by the system, one or more user search inquiries from a first user;
• performing, by the system, cognitive analysis on the one or more user search inquiries to identify a user search behavior profile and user characterization information for the first user;
• generating, by the system, one or more simulated user search behavior profiles for one or more simulated users;
• generating, by the system, one or more obfuscating search inquiries consistent with the one or more simulated user search behavior profiles;
• and
• issuing, by the system, the one or more user search inquiries to a search engine along with the one or more obfuscating search inquiries to impair the search engine from accurately determining the user characterization information for the first user.