Patent ID: 7860936

Claim:
A machine implemented method for verifying electronic communication aliases, the method comprising the steps of: maintaining a plurality of verified parental accounts, each verified parental account comprising at least a verified identity of at least one parent and at least one electronic communication alias of at least one associated child account; receiving a request from a first child account to an associated parent account to allow electronic communication with a second child account, the request comprising at least an electronic communication alias associated with the second child account; searching the plurality of parental accounts for the electronic communication alias associated with the second child account; responsive to finding a parental account containing the electronic communication alias associated with the second child account, transmitting an identity verification request to a parent associated with the second child, the identity verification request disclosing the identity of the parent associated with the first child, and requesting reciprocal verification of the identity of the parent associated with the second child account; and at least partially responsive to results of the searching step, determining whether to allow electronic communication between the first child account and the second child account.