ZERO-KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING ENGINE

摘要

Methods, systems, and apparatus are described providing social networking engines. Specifically, the present specification relates to a method for implementing software containers implementing social network engines that may be configured to act in a zero-knowledge environment. In such implementations, all information pertaining to the social network engine associated with a user that is stored in the container is solely that of a user unless explicitly shared by the user. In some implementations, the containers may be configured to participate in a publish-and-subscribe network in order to share information. In addition, the containers may be provisioned with controls so that global operators may comply with local privacy rules.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method performed by a social network engine comprising:
receiving, from a first communication device that is associated with a first software container related to a first online user identity, data indicating a request to exchange social network data included in a second software container related to a second online user identity, wherein each of the first software container and the second software container is an independent server virtualization instance that is configured to operate independently of other processes operating on a same processing resource as the independent server virtualization instance, and wherein the request comprises at least (i) a first network address uniquely identifying the first software container, and (ii) a second network address uniquely identifying the second software container; accessing configuration data that specifies pre-determined relationships between the second software container and one or more other software containers, wherein each pre-determined relationship between the second software container and one or more other software containers is specified by a second communication device that is associated with the second software container and permits social network data to be exchanged between the second software container and the one or more other software containers; determining that the configuration data specifies a pre-determined relationship between the second software container and the first software container that permits social network data to be exchanged between the second software container and the first software container; and in response to determining that the configuration data specifies a pre-determined relationship between the second software container and the first software container that permits social network data to be exchanged between the second software container and the first software container, transmitting the social network data included in the second software container to the first software container.