Method and system for detecting fake accounts in online social networks
US8955129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/535
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for detecting fake accounts in OSNs is proposed to aid the OSN provider 20 against fake users, wherein a social graph G of the OSN, with n nodes, a non-Sybil region GH and a Sybil region GS, is obtained and the following steps are performed: in order to obtain a ranked list of nodes,
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