Patent ID: 8402011

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing remote storage of web browsing information, the method comprising: providing a control, integrated with a web browser located at a client computing device, for enabling a user to select one of a plurality of modes, the plurality of modes enabling a user to control how web browsing information is stored remote from the client computing device, the plurality of modes comprising a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode; receiving at the control a selected one of the plurality of modes; on receiving a selection of the first mode, providing for the control to automatically send, to a first remote storage, the web browsing information along with user-identifying information, the user-identifying information being associated with a user account; on receiving a selection of the second mode, providing for the control to send, to a second remote storage, the web browsing information without identifying the user; and on receiving a selection of the third mode, providing for the control to prevent storage of the web browsing information at the first remote storage, wherein, on receiving the selection of the second mode after receiving the selection of the first mode, the sending of user-identifying information is stopped and the web browsing information is automatically sent to the second remote storage without identifying the user.