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System and method for enforcing privacy in social networks

  • US 20060136419A1
  • Filed: 05/17/2005
  • Published: 06/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for maintaining ownership rights to relationships in a social network, the method comprising:

  • storing relationship capital data that identifies a plurality of relationships between entities, a given one of the relationships owned by a first entity;

    preventing access to the given relationship by a second entity;

    requesting access to the given relationship by the second entity;

    responding to the request for access by the first entity;

    allowing access to the given relationship where the first entity approves the request for access.

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