Patent ID: 8090770

Claim:
A method for identifying non-terrorists among a plurality of participants using a communication system governed by a non-governmental board of governors from consumer advocate organizations and privacy organizations, the communication system including a plurality of client systems and a server system connected to the plurality of client systems through a network, said method comprising: electronically communicating, via the server system, a verification request from a first participant of the plurality of participants using a first client system to a second participant of the plurality of participants using a second client system, wherein the second participant is a member of a personal network of the first participant; electronically communicating, via the server system, a verification request from the second participant using the second client system to a third participant of the plurality of participants using a third client system, wherein the third participant is a member of a personal network of the second participant; receiving, by the server system, a reply to the verification request from the second participant using the second client system; receiving, by the server system, a reply to the verification request from the third participant using the third client system; and determining, by the server system, a likelihood that the first participant is a non-terrorist based on the replies received from the second and third participants.