Method for detecting suspicious individuals in a friend list
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1. A method of detecting a candidate as being suspicious in an on-line social network (OSN), comprising:
- using a processor to obtain at least one candidate as being a suspicious friend in the OSN;
using one or more risk factors about the candidateapplying heuristics to the risk factors with the processor; and
in response, identifying a candidate as being a suspicious individual.
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Abstract
A method is provided for detecting friend or potential friend candidates as being suspicious in an OSN. A processor is used to obtain at least one candidate as being a suspicious friend in the OSN. One or more risk factors are used in the analysis. Heuristics are applied to the risk factors with the processor. In response, a determination is made as to whether the candidate is a suspicious individual. The processor can be software, hardware, or one or more individuals can use manual methods, to do the analysis and make the determination.
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1. A method of detecting a candidate as being suspicious in an on-line social network (OSN), comprising:
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using a processor to obtain at least one candidate as being a suspicious friend in the OSN; using one or more risk factors about the candidate applying heuristics to the risk factors with the processor; and in response, identifying a candidate as being a suspicious individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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