Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Social networking sites have little to no identity verification

Monday, March 31, 2008

But this must change


by Zack Martin, Editor

When trying to get into a bar or club there is typically someone at the door checking IDs. But on social networking sites there is no bouncer, which means there’s no way to tell whether you’re corresponding with a 15-year-old girl or a 32-year-old man.

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