Systems and methods for protecting users

1. A computer-implemented method for protecting users, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

receiving, at an online social network from a first member of the online social network, a request to delegate an access right to an Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member to a second member within the online social network to which the first member is connected as a social contact; and

granting, through the online social network, the request to delegate the access right to the Internet-of-Things device to the second member to provide the second member with at least a limited ability to interact with the Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member of the online social network.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the online social network maintains a registry that matches registered user accounts of the online social network to delegation rights for Internet-of-Things devices.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the Internet-of-Things device is owned by the first member of the online social network.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the online social network functions as a cloud-based proxy security service that masks at least one implementation detail for delegating the access right from the second member to protect a level of privacy of the first member of the online social network.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the implementation detail comprises a local area network administrator login credential.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the implementation detail comprises a geolocation identifier of the Internet-of-Things device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the implementation detail comprises an Internet protocol address corresponding to the Internet-of-Things device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the implementation detail comprises an identifier of one Internet service provider that provides connectivity to the Internet-of-Things device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the online social network provides the limited ability to interact with the Internet-of-Things device to the second member through an application connecting the second member to the online social network.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the online social network provides the limited ability to interact with the Internet-of-Things device without opening a port on a firewall protecting the Internet-of-Things device.

11. A system for protecting users, the system comprising:

a reception module, stored in memory, that receives, at an online social network from a first member of the online social network, a request to delegate an access right to an Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member to a second member within the online social network to which the first member is connected as a social contact;

a granting module, stored in memory, that grants, through the online social network, the request to delegate the access right to the Internet-of-Things device to the second member to provide the second member with at least a limited ability to interact with the Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member of the online social network; and

at least one physical processor configured to execute the reception module and the granting module.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the online social network maintains a registry that matches registered user accounts of the online social network to delegation rights for Internet-of-Things devices.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the Internet-of-Things device is owned by the first member of the online social network.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the online social network functions as a cloud-based proxy security service that masks at least one implementation detail for delegating the access right from the second member to protect a level of privacy of the first member of the online social network.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the implementation detail comprises a local area network administrator login credential.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the implementation detail comprises a geolocation identifier of the Internet-of-Things device.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the implementation detail comprises an Internet protocol address corresponding to the Internet-of-Things device.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the implementation detail comprises an identifier of one Internet service provider that provides connectivity to the Internet-of-Things device.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the online social network provides the limited ability to interact with the Internet-of-Things device to the second member through an application connecting the second member to the online social network.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a physical processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

receiving, at an online social network from a first member of the online social network, a request to delegate an access right to an Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member to a second member within the online social network to which the first member is connected as a social contact; and

granting, through the online social network, the request to delegate the access right to the Internet-of-Things device to the second member to provide the second member with at least a limited ability to interact with the Internet-of-Things device possessed by the first member of the online social network.