September 29, 2021 — For many years, a cell phone number served as a means for friends, family, or companies to connect through call or text. More recently, the phone number has developed into a ...

Phone number verification is the process of verifying that a phone number is valid, reachable and accessible by the user. It is also a popular measure that can be applied to any service or application ...

Two-step authentication is one of the best ways to stay secure online, and for years Google has made that really easy using “Google Prompt.” Now, Google Prompt is expanding to “any eligible phone” on ...

Amid a rise in harassment campaigns carried out by automated bots, companies like Twitch are resorting to a more targeted approach—less “ban hammer,” and more like a bunch of little ban daggers.

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Starting on March 31, the Social Security Administration will change how it processes requests. According to a March 18 announcement, the agency will no longer allow individuals to file for benefits ...

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. Earlier this month, app sleuth Nima Owji also ...

Hate raids have become an increasingly disruptive problem on Twitch this year, pushing many of their targets off the platform entirely. Today Twitch announced that it has added new verification tools ...

WASHINGTON – Rule changes implemented by the Social Security Administration for verifying identification will take effect in a matter of days, eliminating telephone verification for many people and ...

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 ...