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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
A. Julie Kadashevich, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Jane B. Marcus, Medford, MA (US);
Jessica L. Piziak, Ayer, MA (US);
Purvi K. Trivedi, Chelmsford, MA (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A request initiated by a first user in a social network to add at least a second user of the social network as a contact of the first user in the social network can be received. A security policy for the second user can be accessed and, based on the security policy, whether the first user is authorized to add the second user as the contact of the first user in the social network without the second user being prompted to approve the request can be determined. Responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to add the second user as the contact of the first user in the social network without prompting the second user to approve the request, the second user can be added as the contact of the first user in the social network without prompting the second user to approve the request.