BEHAVIORAL FINGERPRINTING VIA SOCIAL NETWORK VERIFICATION

1 . A method for behavioral fingerprinting via social network verification, the method being at least partially implemented by a device, the method comprising:

detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device; and

initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt by a current user to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the detecting the at least one attempt by a current user to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt by the current user to make a purchase via the at least one user device.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the detecting the at least one attempt by a current user to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt by the current user to access a program via the at least one user device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via at least one mobile phone.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via at least one tablet computer.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt by an automatic function of the at least one user device to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt by an agent to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt to perform at least one privileged task via the at least one user device.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the detecting the at least one attempt to perform at least one privileged task via the at least one user device comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt to perform the at least one privileged task via the at least one user device, with the at least one privileged task having a performance permission that is conditioned at least partially on at least one affirmative authentication procedure.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the detecting the at least one attempt to perform the at least one privileged task via the at least one user device, with the at least one privileged task having a performance permission that is conditioned at least partially on at least one affirmative authentication procedure comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt to perform the at least one privileged task via the at least one user device, with the at least one privileged task having the performance permission that is conditioned at least partially on at least one submission of one or more memory-based inputs.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the detecting the at least one attempt to perform the at least one privileged task via the at least one user device, with the at least one privileged task having a performance permission that is conditioned at least partially on at least one affirmative authentication procedure comprises:

detecting the at least one attempt to perform the at least one privileged task via the at least one user device, with the at least one privileged task having the performance permission that is conditioned at least partially on at least one provision of one or more biometric-based inputs.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections using one or more email communications.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections using one or more text message communications.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections using one or more social-network-based communications.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the transmitting the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

obtaining contact information for the one or more social network connections from at least one social network.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

requesting at least one social network to transmit the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the requesting at least one social network to transmit the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

identifying to the at least one social network the one or more social network connections.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the requesting at least one social network to transmit the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

identifying to the at least one social network at least one social network grouping that corresponds to the one or more social network connections.

21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the requesting at least one social network to transmit the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

requesting the at least one social network to send a private message including the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the requesting at least one social network to transmit the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

providing to the at least one social network at least one characteristic indicative of the at least one task.

23 . (canceled)

24 . (canceled)

25 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

conditioning selection of the one or more social network connections based at least in part on one or more statuses of the one or more social network connections.

26 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the conditioning selection of the one or more social network connections based at least in part on one or more statuses of the one or more social network connections comprises:

conditioning selection of the one or more social network connections based at least in part on one or more respective instant message statuses of respective ones of the one or more social network connections.

27 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

selecting the one or more social network connections to be sent the at least one verification inquiry based at least in part on at least one financial valuation associated with the at least one task.

28 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

selecting the one or more social network connections to be sent the at least one verification inquiry based at least in part on at least one nature of the at least one task.

29 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

selecting the one or more social network connections to be sent the at least one verification inquiry based at least in part on at least one characteristic of one or more social network members.

30 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

initiating transmission of the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt, the at least one verification inquiry referencing an image of a current user of the at least one user device.

31 . The method of claim 30 , wherein the initiating transmission of the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt, the at least one verification inquiry referencing an image of a current user of the at least one user device, comprises:

initiating transmission of the at least one verification inquiry to the one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt, the at least one verification inquiry referencing the image of the current user in a particular pose.

32 . (canceled)

33 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device comprises:

asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation.

34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation comprises:

asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation of identity of a current user of the at least one user device based at least partly on a presentation of at least one input from the current user.

35 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation comprises:

asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation that a current position of the at least one user device is a likely location of an authorized user of the at least one user device.

36 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation comprises:

asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation that the at least one task is a task that is likely to be performed by an authorized user of the at least one user device.

37 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation comprises:

asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation that there is no possession of knowledge of the at least one user device being missing.

38 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation comprises:

asking the one or more social network connections to provide at least one confirmation that a recent communication with at least one authorized user of the at least one user device had been experienced.

39 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving at least one response for the at least one verification inquiry from the one or more social network connections; and

determining if performance of the at least one task is to be authorized based at least in part on the at least one response for the at least one verification inquiry.

40 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving at least one response for the at least one verification inquiry from the one or more social network connections.

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45 . A system for behavioral fingerprinting via social network verification, the system comprising:

circuitry for detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device; and

circuitry for initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

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89 . A system for behavioral fingerprinting via social network verification, the system comprising:

means for detecting at least one attempt to perform at least one task via at least one user device; and

means for initiating transmission of at least one verification inquiry to one or more social network connections based at least partly on the at least one attempt to perform the at least one task via the at least one user device.

90 .- 132 . (canceled)