CNET

Locking Your Social Security Number After a Data Breach Can Protect Your Identity. Here's How

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...
Good e-Reader

Amazon is asking authors to verify their identity on KDP

Amazon is sending out hundreds of thousands of emails to independent authors who self-publish on Kindle Direct Publishing. The email is legitimate and asking authors to verify their identity. If ...
TechCrunch

Tinder will require new users in the US to verify their identity with a selfie

Dating app giant Tinder announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its facial-verification feature to more users in the U.S. The facial-verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to ...
Des Moines Register

Sen. Chuck Grassley releases information on DMPS use of E-Verify after Ian Roberts' arrest

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is continuing his push for Des Moines Public Schools to begin using E-Verify following the high-profile immigration arrest of former Superintendent Ian Roberts for ...
appuals.com

Fix: “Failed to Verify Your Identity” Error on iCloud

The “Failed to verify your identity. Try again.” error usually appears when you attempt to sign in to iCloud through a web browser (on either Windows or Mac ...
LancasterOnline

East Earl police seek identity of man on camera depositing check they say was stolen from township

When: East Earl Township Board of Supervisors meeting, Sept. 9. What happened: Township Manager Justin Sauder reported police are investigating a check fraud case after a township contractor, B.R.
Engadget

LinkedIn will require recruiters and executives to verify their identity to cut down on scams

LinkedIn will now require some users to verify their identity before they change job titles in an attempt to cut down on scams on the platform. The new identity verification rules will specifically ...
Wired

Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...
Android Authority

Here's how Android Identity Check will start taking advantage of your smartwatch (APK teardown)

Identity Check offers an extra layer of protection when someone steals both your phone and your PIN. By requiring biometrics, Identity Check attempts to limit the harm bad actors could do. Google is ...
Android Police

Identity Check could soon look for a nod of approval from your wearable

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Android Police

Android's Identity Check is getting a smart companion

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Android Authority

Android might soon trust your smartwatch to help verify your identity (APK teardown)

Google may be working on smartwatch support for Android’s Identity Check feature. A connected watch could serve as a second authentication factor outside trusted locations. The feature was spotted in ...