Abstract: A method for connecting an electronic device to a wireless network provided by an access point is provided. In one embodiment, the electronic device and access point are associated respectively to a first and second identifier in a server hosting a social network. The social network may be defined by a graph structure defining relationships between a plurality of nodes, each node corresponding to an identifier in the social network. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a connection request for connecting to the wireless network, the connection request including the first identifier, determining using the server hosting the social network if a portion of the graph structure defines a relationship between the nodes corresponding respectively to the first and second identifiers, and granting access to the wireless network based on the determination.