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Overwatch 2 is set to go live and free-to-play on October 4th, and in preparation for the big day, Blizzard has outlined a suite of moderation tools aimed at curbing abusive and disruptive player behavior. The new system will require a phone number to be linked to every account, and will introduce audio transcriptions of reported voice chat interactions, among other changes. Blizzard is calling the initiative Defense Matrix, named after D.Va's hologram shield ability. The phone-linking system, SMS Protect, means every…

A UK scale-up this week unveiled an industry-first approach to identity verification: asking users to turn their heads. Onfido, an Oxford University spin-out, launched the software amid surging identity fraud. Growing economic pressures, increasing digitization, and pandemic-fuelled upheaval recently led politicians to warn that a “fraud epidemic”  is sweeping across Onfido’s home country of the UK. Similar developments have been observed around the world. In the US, for instance, around 49…

TikTok will begin requiring accounts belonging to US government departments, politicians and political parties to be verified and will ban videos aimed at campaign fundraising, the short-form video app said on Wednesday.The move comes as TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, and other social media platforms are working to clamp down on political misinformation ahead of the US midterm elections in November, after years of being criticised for allowing such content to flourish on their services.Political accounts can submit a…

Etsy Inc. said that US sellers on its marketplace will either need to self-verify their bank accounts or do it via a third-party, riling up sellers over data privacy concerns. The sellers Reuters talked to and several others on discussion forums were annoyed over the move, saying the recommended mode of verification involved providing financial technology platform Plaid with their banking username and password. "This is so typical of Etsy on any controversial subject, but when it has to do with our finances, it's…

Photo: BigTunaOnline (Shutterstock)Why wait for the blue check mark when you can get a shield with ‘verified phone number’ right above your following count. And since you can have ten different accounts under one phone number, that is ten verified (phone number) accounts for you. So yes it is true, Twitter is now verifying your phone number, but in an effort to do what exactly?This feature was first noticed by user (and security researcher) Jane Manchun Wong, who pointed out that Twitter is working on this verification…

Last week, app researcher Jane Manchun Wong pointed out that Twitter is testing a new profile badge for people who have verified their phone numbers. On Tuesday, the company confirmed that it is running this experiment to “allow people to add context to their accounts.” This could be to essentially verify that a user with the phone verification badge is not a bot. The company said this is one of the ways that help people find credible info and gives more information about different types of…

Not all 12-digit numbers are Aadhaar numbers, hence, you should verify your Aadhaar number with some simple and easy steps. Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identification number, is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to all Indian citizens as a photo id proof. It's one of the most preferred valid id proof. The Aadhaar card is the most crucial document as it serves as proof of identity, address, and age. In many circumstances, it is…

Ethereum plans to switch from a proof-of-work verification model to a proof-of-stake one on September 14, 2022. In short, this means a much lower energy cost for the open source blockchain.According to a report from Wired, Ethereum is confident that the switch, called the Merge, will increase the value of ether--the cryptocurrency that uses Ethereum as a base. Otherwise, the Merge matters because proof-of-work is notoriously energy-intensive. The process requires specialized computers to verify…

This past month has seen several African fintechs such as Flutterwave and Union54 make headlines for compliance checks and fraud issues. Both unlinked events re-emphasize the importance of know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks and why regulators enforce strict policies that financial institutions need to be held accountable to while operating across the continent and globally. For the many startups whose services help keep the operations of financial institutions such as banks and fintechs…

Fraudsters are targeting verified Twitter accounts — the ones that come with a blue badge — sending fake but well-written messages threatening to suspend the account or deactivate the verification badge in an attempt to steal verified users’ credentials.Twitter verifies accounts if they are considered notable influencers, celebrities, politicians, sportspersons, journalists, activists, government, and private organisations. To receive the verified “blue badge,” Twitter users must apply for verification and submit…