Facebook buys Boston software company that authenticates IDs
Facebook Inc is buying a software firm that specializes in authenticating government-issued identification cards, the two companies said on Tuesday, a step that may help the social media company learn more about the people who buy ads on its network.
[...] Boston-based Confirm Inc, which is privately held, said on its website that the acquisition was the culmination of three years of work to build technology to keep people safe online. [...] Confirm says that its software allows for proof of identity for online transactions, allowing users to detect potentially fraudulent activity.
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by crafoo on Saturday January 27 2018, @12:27AM (1 child)
bullying people into using real names for their online accounts wasn't enough
Requiring and verifying phone numbers associated with your account wasn't enough
No, we want to associate your every online action with you actual eyeball. or fingerprint. or voice print. preferably all of the above.
This isn't about making logins and identification easy for the user. This is all about improving the NSA's data fidelity and debasing citizens to livestock status.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 27 2018, @03:55PM
yes so why do so many people HERE keep using it? fear of their mom crying they won't pick up the phone to call her?
people all over need to grow up and at least say hello rather than let some giant system send the reminder automatically, be it email, fb, or pretending that you cared.
i like connecting and talking with people as much as anyone could and dont do it as much as i probably should
FB took a fun process and ruined it by what they did to social conventions and expectations.