SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE ACCESS CONTROL BASED ON USERS SOCIAL NETWORK CONTEXT

摘要

System and method to control access by a user to an online service, the method including: receiving a request from a user to use an application; identifying, via a processor of a computing device, a social networking characteristic of the user; classifying the user based upon the social networking characteristic, to produce a classification of the user; and controlling an access to the online service based upon the classification of the user. The characteristic may be public or private. Controlling access may include permitting, impeding, or facilitating access. Display of a link may be changed, and/or the processing of the link if selected may be changed. Users may be classified at least as preferred, malicious, non-malicious, non-target and generic default.