Apparatus and method for establishing trust of anonymous identities
An apparatus has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to compute computer network activity reputation attributes for a digital identity. The digital identity has identity attributes different than identity attributes associated with a real individual utilizing the digital identity for computer network activity. The storage of the computer network activity reputation attributes for the digital identity is coordinated within a block chain system distributed across a block chain network of computers. Computer network activity reputation attributes for the digital identity are supplied in response to a request from a machine. The computer network activity reputation attributes are communicated over a network of computers to the machine.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory connected to the processor, the memory storing instructions executed by the processor to:
compute computer network activity reputation attributes for a plurality of digital identities, wherein the plurality of digital identities have identity attributes different than identity attributes associated with a real individual utilizing the plurality of digital identities for computer network activity,
coordinate the storage of the computer network activity reputation attributes for the plurality of digital identities in a block chain system distributed across a block chain network of computers,
supply selected computer network activity reputation attributes for the plurality of digital identities in response to a request from a machine, wherein the selected computer network activity reputation attributes are communicated over a network of computers to the machine;
create new digital identities with new computer network activity reputation attributes, wherein the new computer network activity reputation attributes are assigned when the new digital identities are created and are alternately selected from existing individual reputation attributes for one of the plurality of digital identities and existing computer network activity reputation attributes for the real individual.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the computer network activity reputation attributes are stored in a graph database.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to collect the computer network activity reputation attributes from network services connected to the network of computers.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to generate harvested data from the computer network activity reputation attributes, wherein the harvested data is generated from one or more of parsing, cleaning and modeling.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to form synthesized data from the harvested data, wherein the synthesized data is generated from one or more of scraping, aggregating, monitoring, parsing, cleaning and modeling.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the instructions to compute computer network activity reputation attributes are based upon a proprietary reputation system.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the instructions to compute computer network activity reputation attributes are based upon a third-party reputation system.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the computer network activity reputation attributes each include a digital identity identifier, a reputation algorithm identifier, a reputation score and reputation data.