Identity-based filtering
View Patent ↗In some embodiments, techniques for determining a reputation associated with an electronic document may include determining an identity associated with the electronic document; determining an identity reputation associated with the identity, and determining a document reputation using the identity reputation.
1. A method for determining a reputation associated with an electronic document accessible via a network address, comprising:
determining an identity relating to a person, wherein the identity is associated with the electronic document;
determining that the person is a member of a group, wherein the group is associated with a group-related service and wherein the group is associated with a group reputation;
determining an identity reputation, wherein the identity reputation is associated with the identity and wherein the identity reputation is based at least in part on the group reputation; and
determining a document reputation, wherein determining the document reputation uses the identity reputation.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity includes determining a URL, wherein the URL is associated with the network address; and determining a portion of the URL, wherein the portion of the URL is associated with the identity.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the URL is associated with a social network.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the identity reputation includes determining a social relationship between the identity and an acquaintance, wherein the acquaintance is socially connected to the identity, and determining a reputation associated with the acquaintance.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the document reputation further comprises analyzing the document.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether the document reputation is acceptable.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising allowing navigation to the document.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing data associated with the identity from the document, responsive to determining that the identity reputation is not favorable.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising disallowing navigation to the document.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identity is associated with a comment, wherein the comment is associated with the document.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identity is associated with a message, wherein the message is associated with the document.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identity is associated with a social connection, wherein information relating to the social connection is associated with the document.
13. The method of claim 1 , as a component of a web browser.
14. A system for determining a reputation associated with an electronic document accessible via a network address, comprising:
a processor configured to:
determine an identity relating to a person, wherein the identity is associated with the electronic document;
determine that the person is a member of a group, wherein the group is associated with a group-related service and wherein the group is associated with a group reputation;
determine an identity reputation, wherein the identity reputation is associated with the identity and wherein the identity reputation is based at least in part on the group reputation; and
determine a document reputation, wherein determining the document reputation uses the identity reputation; and
a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory provides instructions to the processor.
15. A non-transitory computer program product for determining a reputation associated with an electronic document accessible via a network address, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
determining an identity relating to a person, wherein the identity is associated with the electronic document;
determining that the person is a member of a group, wherein the group is associated with a group-related service and wherein the group is associated with a group reputation;
determining an identity reputation, wherein the identity reputation is associated with the identity and wherein the identity reputation is based at least in part on the group reputation; and
determining a document reputation, wherein determining the document reputation uses the identity reputation.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group-related service is a social network.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group is associated with a blacklist and wherein the group reputation is associated with an unfavorable reputation.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group is associated with a whitelist and wherein the group reputation is associated with a favorable reputation.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group requires proof of possession of a government-issued identification credential for membership.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the person is a member of the group includes programmatically querying the group-related service via an API.
21. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data associated with the identity includes a message.
22. The method of claim 8 , wherein the data associated with the identity includes a comment.