RISK ASSESSMENT USING SOCIAL NETWORKING DATA
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1. A computer-implemented method for calculating an authenticity score for a user account, the method comprising:
- calculating, by an electronic processor of a computer system, a user score in response to at least a portion of profile data associated with at least one social network or professional network of a first user account;
calculating, by the processor, a connections score in response to at least one connection formed between the first user account and at least a second user account through the social network or professional network;
calculating, by the processor, an affinity score in response to an overlap between at least a portion of the profile data of the first user account and at least a portion of profile data associated with at least a second user account; and
,combining the calculated user score, the calculated connections score, and the calculated affinity score to yield an authenticity score for at least the first user account.
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Abstract
Tools, strategies, and techniques are provided for evaluating the identities of different entities to protect individual consumers, business enterprises, and other organizations from identity theft and fraud. Risks associated with various entities can be analyzed and assessed based on analysis of social network data, professional network data, or other networking connections, among other data sources. In various embodiments, the risk assessment may include calculating an authenticity score based on the collected network data.
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1. A computer-implemented method for calculating an authenticity score for a user account, the method comprising:
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calculating, by an electronic processor of a computer system, a user score in response to at least a portion of profile data associated with at least one social network or professional network of a first user account; calculating, by the processor, a connections score in response to at least one connection formed between the first user account and at least a second user account through the social network or professional network; calculating, by the processor, an affinity score in response to an overlap between at least a portion of the profile data of the first user account and at least a portion of profile data associated with at least a second user account; and
,combining the calculated user score, the calculated connections score, and the calculated affinity score to yield an authenticity score for at least the first user account. - 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)
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24. A computer system programmed for calculating an authenticity score for a user account, the system comprising:
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an electronic computer processor programmed for executing at least one module including instructions executable by the processor; a module programmed for calculating, by the processor, a user score in response to at least a portion of profile data associated with at least one social network or professional network of a first user account; a module programmed for calculating, by the processor, a connections score in response to at least one connection formed between the first user account and at least a second user account through the social network or the professional network; a module programmed for calculating, by the processor, an affinity score in response to an overlap between at least a portion of the profile data of the first user account and at least a portion of profile data associated with at least a second user account; and
,a module programmed for combining, by the processor, the calculated user score, the calculated connections score, and the calculated affinity score to yield an authenticity score for at least the first user account.
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