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Instagram is making a move to address a longstanding concern of parents and lawmakers: verifying the age of its users, particularly children. Yet the new tools fall short of carding everyone on Instagram. They will be used only when users already registered as 17 or under attempt to say they are adults. Instagram is making a move to address a longstanding concern of parents and lawmakers: verifying the age of its users, particularly children. Yet the…

Instagram on Thursday said it is testing new methods for users to verify their age on the platform, starting with people in the US. The image sharing platform said it has partnered with Yoti, a company that specializes in online age verification just by scanning the face. Currently, Instagram asks users to verify their age only when teenagers try to edit their birth date to show them as 18 or older. To verify their age, users can send in pictures of various ID cards.…

One of the many new privacy features in iOS 16 is Automatic Verification - Apple’s take on Private Access Tokens. These will allow users to bypass CAPTCHAs on supported sites and apps by verifying the device and Apple ID on the log-in screen. Apple claims the process keeps user data and personal information away from the sites you’re trying to log in while also hiding your IP addresses. iOS 15 login vs iOS 16 with Automatic Verification Cloudflare and Fastly - two of the biggest cloud computing…

Apple is reportedly adding a feature to iOS 16 for users to avoid the CAPTCHA verification prompt. The tech giant had earlier shared a video on the Apple Developer website highlighting the technical details about how the feature will work. The Apple devices running iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura are said to get the new feature called Automatic Verification. For these Private Access Tokens, Apple had earlier announced that Cloudflare and Fastly will support the new tokens. This is said to help bypass CAPTCHA…

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To combat digital payment fraud and online scams, Microsoft is implementing a new advertiser identity verification program. Rising threats. The pandemic has changed the way many businesses cater to consumers and transact online. Not surprisingly, this has also caused an increase in the presence of fraud and scams. To crack down on these efforts, Microsoft is introducing its advertiser identity verification program. Launch. A spokesperson for Microsoft told us “We’ve already…

In many ways, space is the perfect place for a solar energy array. There are no clouds in the way, no seasonal variability, no atmospheric filtering, and your solar panels can operate at peak efficiency around the clock, since the planet doesn't block the Sun. Put a solar panel in space, according to some estimates, and it'll generate 6-8 times more energy than it can down here on Earth.Getting the power back down to the surface? Now there's the problem. Geosynchronous orbit, in which a satellite stays more or less right…

AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apple will use Apple ID data for identity verification and fraud prevention, rely on credit reports and FICO scores for its buy now, pay later service — Tech giant will approve borrowers and fund loans itself rather than rely on a bank — Apple Inc. tiptoed into finance … AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apple will use Apple ID data for identity verification and fraud prevention, rely on credit reports…

Google announced today that it is expanding its Ads Financial Products and Services policy to Australia, Singapore and Taiwan.  Last year Google announced the implementation of measures aimed at verifying the legitimacy of advertisers in the financial services industry in the UK. These measures were added to prevent financial product scams and scammers from exploiting the Google Ads platform for their benefit. As Search Engine Land reported last year, the verification process…

WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new undo option for deleted messages. This new feature is supposed to come in handy when users accidentally select the 'Delete for Me' options, instead of 'Delete for Everyone'. It is purportedly under development and not yet available to beta testers on Android. Furthermore, the Meta-owned messaging platform could soon get a double verification security feature. Recent beta updates are also said to include a new splash screen for Android 12 and support for sharing up to a 2GB…