Apple patents reliable social networking system that tracks 'stalkers' and 'spammers'
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for a social networking system that institutes a number of database-level features to ensure reliable "friend states," or how users interact with each other.
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