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Method and system for using social networks to verify entity affiliations and identities

  • US 9,413,737 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2014
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, in a computing device, a request from a user purporting to act on behalf of an entity;

    receiving, in the computing device from the user, login credentials of an account of the entity on one of one or more online communication sites;

    obtaining, by the computing device using the login credentials and from one or more online communication sites, social data identifying a plurality of social connections between the entity and a plurality of respective third parties;

    identifying, by the computing device, at least a subset of the social connections, wherein each third party in the subset of the social connections has a reliability rating;

    determining, by the computing device, a reliability rating of the entity based on the subset of the social connections to third parties having reliability ratings in the plurality of social connections of the entity; and

    determining, by the computing device, whether or not to accept the request based on the reliability rating of the entity.

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