System and method of cryptographically provable zero knowledge social networking

A computer-based method with a first Personal Avatar and a zero knowledge Arbiter in a network of a social networking system for communicating social networking system messages with the first Personal Avatar and with the zero knowledge Arbiter, while ensuring privacy of an end user with respect to the social networking system and with respect to other end users of the social networking system while the end user is using a social networking system Personal Device application executing on an end user device in a communication session between the social networking system Personal Device application and the first Personal Avatar executing on a first server node of the social networking system, wherein the social networking system comprising at least one zero knowledge Arbiter executing on a second sever node of the social networking system, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node, a connection request transmitted from a second Personal Avatar executing on a third server node in the network of the social networking system;
• initiating, based on the received connection request and with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node, a communication session using a zero knowledge protocol between the first Personal Avatar and the zero knowledge Arbiter executing on the second sever node of the social networking system, the zero knowledge Arbiter operating in zero knowledge and using zero knowledge verifiable computing to enforce usage conditions on the social networking system messages communicated in the communication session with the zero knowledge Arbiter;
• receiving, with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node while in the communication session using the zero knowledge protocol with the zero knowledge Arbiter, at least a portion of a first social networking system message in the communication session, the first social networking system message including a request for personal information of the end user, the first social networking system message being destined for reception by the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node, while maintaining the privacy of the end user of the social networking system Personal Device application executing on the end user device with respect to the social networking system and with respect to other end users thereof;
• transmitting, with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node while in the communication session using the zero knowledge protocol with the zero knowledge Arbiter operating in zero knowledge, at least a portion of a second social networking system message in the communication session, the second social networking system message including a first response from the first zero knowledge Personal Avatar, the first response including the requested personal information of the end user;
• and
• receiving, with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node while in the communication session using the zero knowledge protocol with the zero knowledge Arbiter, at least a portion of a third social networking system message in the communication session, the third social networking system message including a second response from the zero knowledge Arbiter, the second response including an indication indicating that the zero knowledge Arbiter has successfully executed the first response.

A non-transitory computer program product for communicating social networking system messages with a first Personal Avatar executing on a first server node in a network of a social networking system and a zero knowledge Arbiter executing on a second sever node operating in zero knowledge in the social networking system, while ensuring privacy of an end user with respect to the social networking system and with respect to other end users of the social networking system while the end user is using a social networking system Personal Device application executing on an end user device in a communication session between the social networking system Personal Device application and the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node, the non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code including computer instructions, where a processor, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising:

• receiving, at the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node, a connection request transmitted from a second Personal Avatar executing on a third server node in the network of the social networking system;
• initiating, based on the received connection request and with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node, a communication session using a zero knowledge protocol between the first Personal Avatar and the zero knowledge Arbiter executing on the second sever node of the social networking system, the zero knowledge Arbiter operating in zero knowledge and using zero knowledge verifiable computing to enforce usage conditions on the social networking system messages communicated in the communication session with the zero knowledge Arbiter;
• receiving, with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node while in the communication session using the zero knowledge protocol with the zero knowledge Arbiter, at least a portion of a first social networking system message in the communication session, the first social networking system message including a request for personal information of the end user, the first social networking system message being destined for reception by the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node, while maintaining the privacy of the end user of the social networking system Personal Device application executing on the end user device with respect to the social networking system and with respect to other end users thereof;
• transmitting, with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node while in the communication session using the zero knowledge protocol with the zero knowledge Arbiter operating in zero knowledge, at least a portion of a second social networking system message in the communication session, the second social networking system message including a first response from the first zero knowledge Personal Avatar, the first response including the requested personal information of the end user;
• and
• receiving, with the first Personal Avatar executing on the first server node while in the communication session using the zero knowledge protocol with the zero knowledge Arbiter, at least a portion of a third social networking system message in the communication session, the third social networking system message including a second response from the zero knowledge Arbiter, the second response including an indication indicating that the zero knowledge Arbiter has successfully executed the first response.