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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David G. Kuehr-McLaren, Apex, NC (US);
Ranjan Kumar, Durham, NC (US);
Kwabena A. Mireku, Durham, NC (US);
Govindaraj Sampathkumar, Cary, NC (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, program product and apparatus for controlling access to profile information, multi-media resources or social network functions of a first user by a second user not listed on a friend or group listing of the first user. An application retrieves a threshold criteria for access control and social network statistics in response to an attempted access by an entity without an appropriate privilege. The application compares the statistics to the threshold. Then, if the statistics meet the threshold criteria, the application allows access.