Identity and trustworthiness verification using online and offline components
Methods and systems for verifying the identity and trustworthiness of a user of an online system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving online and offline identity information for a user and comparing them to a user profile information provided by the user. Furthermore, the user's online activity in a third party online system and the user's offline activity are received. Based on the online activity and the offline activity a trustworthiness score may be calculated.
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a first-party online system from a third-party online system, information about activities performed by one or more users of the third-party online system in the third-party online system, the received information associated with a user of the first-party online system;
determining, by the first-party online system, an online trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based at least on the received information;
obtaining static offline information about the user of the first-party online system;
determining an offline trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on data extracted from the static offline information;
determining a trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on the online trustworthiness score and the offline trustworthiness score; and
responsive to detecting an attempt by one or more other users to interact with the user of the first-party online system in the first-party online system, providing the trustworthiness score of the user of the first-party online system for display to one or more client devices of the one or more other users.
2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the received information comprises information about activities performed by the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system.
3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the received information comprises information about comments on the user of the first-party online system, the comments made by the one or more users of the third-party online system in the third-party online system.
4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the online trustworthiness score comprises:
identifying an update in a user profile associated with the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system;
determining an amount of time since the update; and
in response to the amount of time not exceeding a threshold amount of time, determining the online trustworthiness score at least based on the amount of time.
5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining the online trustworthiness score comprises:
identifying a plurality of connections of the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system;
for each of the identified connections:
determining a trustworthiness score, and
determining a weight based on affinity of the identified connection with the user; and
determining the online trustworthiness score of the user based on the trustworthiness score and weight of each of the identified connections.
6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein data extracted from the static offline information comprise a plurality of entries and wherein determining the offline trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on the data extracted from the static offline information comprises:
determining a score for each of the plurality of entries based on a type of the entry;
determining a weight for each of the plurality of entries based on a time associated with the entry; and
determining a weighted average of the scores of the plurality of entries.
7. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining an updated trustworthiness score in response to a transaction performed by the user of the first-party online system in the first-party online system.
8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable computer program instructions, the computer program instructions comprising instructions that when executed cause a computer processor to:
receive, by a first-party online system from a third-party online system, information about activities performed by one or more users of the third-party online system in the third-party online system, the received information associated with a user of the first-party online system;
determine, by the first-party online system, an online trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based at least on the received information;
obtain static offline information about the user of the first-party online system;
determine an offline trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on data extracted from the static offline information;
determine a trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on the online trustworthiness score and the offline trustworthiness score; and
responsive to detecting an attempt by one or more other users to interact with the user of the first-party online system in the first-party online system, provide the trustworthiness score of the user of the first-party online system for display to one or more client devices of the one or more other users.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the received information comprises information about activities performed by the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the received information comprises information about comments on the user of the first-party online system, the comments made by the one or more users of the third-party online system in the third-party online system.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the computer program instructions for determining the online trustworthiness score comprise instructions that when executed cause the computer processor to:
identify an update in a user profile associated with the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system;
determine an amount of time since the update; and
in response to the amount of time not exceeding a threshold amount of time, determine the online trustworthiness score at least based on the amount of time.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the computer program instructions for determining the online trustworthiness score comprise instructions that when executed cause the computer processor to:
identify a plurality of connections of the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system;
for each of the identified connections:
determine a trustworthiness score, and
determine a weight based on affinity of the identified connection with the user; and
determine the online trustworthiness score of the user based on the trustworthiness score and weight of each of the identified connections.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein data extracted from the static offline information comprise a plurality of entries and wherein the computer program instructions for determining the offline trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on the data extracted from the static offline information comprise instructions that when executed cause the computer processor to:
determine a score for each of the plurality of entries based on a type of the entry;
determine a weight for each of the plurality of entries based on a time associated with the entry; and
determine a weighted average of the scores of the plurality of entries.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , the computer program instructions further comprise instructions that when executed cause the computer processor to:
determine an updated trustworthiness score in response to a transaction performed by the user of the first-party online system in the first-party online system.
15. A computer system comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer program instructions, the computer program instructions comprising instructions that when executed cause a computer processor to perform steps comprising:
receiving, by a first-party online system from a third-party online system, information about activities performed by one or more users of the third-party online system in the third-party online system, the received information associated with a user of the first-party online system;
determining, by the first-party online system, an online trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based at least on the received information;
obtaining static offline information about the user of the first-party online system;
determining an offline trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on data extracted from the static offline information;
determining a trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on the online trustworthiness score and the offline trustworthiness score; and
responsive to detecting an attempt by one or more other users to interact with the user of the first-party online system in the first-party online system, providing the trustworthiness score of the user of the first-party online system for display to one or more client devices of the one or more other users.
16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the received information comprises information about activities performed by the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system.
17. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the received information comprises information about comments on the user of the first-party online system, the comments made by the one or more users of the third-party online system in the third-party online system.
18. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein determining the online trustworthiness score comprises:
identifying an update in a user profile associated with the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system;
determining an amount of time since the update; and
in response to the amount of time not exceeding a threshold amount of time, determining the online trustworthiness score at least based on the amount of time.
19. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein determining the online trustworthiness score comprises:
identifying a plurality of connections of the user of the first-party online system in the third-party online system;
for each of the identified connections:
determining a trustworthiness score, and
determining a weight based on affinity of the identified connection with the user; and
determining the online trustworthiness score of the user based on the trustworthiness score and weight of each of the identified connections.
20. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein data extracted from the static offline information comprise a plurality of entries and wherein determining the offline trustworthiness score for the user of the first-party online system based on the data extracted from the static offline information comprises:
determining a score for each of the plurality of entries based on a type of the entry;
determining a weight for each of the plurality of entries based on a time associated with the entry; and
determining a weighted average of the scores of the plurality of entries.