{"id":139996,"date":"2023-09-02T00:27:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=139996"},"modified":"2023-09-02T00:27:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:57:46","slug":"will-elon-musks-x-require-a-govt-id-and-selfie-to-verify-users-this-what-report-suggests-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/will-elon-musks-x-require-a-govt-id-and-selfie-to-verify-users-this-what-report-suggests-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Elon Musk&#8217;s X require a govt ID and selfie to verify users? This what report suggests\u2026 &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mainArea\">\n<div class=\"FirstEle\">\n<p>      Elom Musk\u2019s X is reportedly developing identity verification features to combat impersonation. Users will need to upload their government ID and take a selfie with an uncovered camera, says the report. The process, taking around five minutes, involves collaboration with third-party company Au10tix.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"paywall\" id=\"paywall_11692605194525\">\n<p>   Users must upload a government ID copy and take a selfie, as per an independent app researcher, namely Nima Owji. According to him, identity verification on the platform owned by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"autobacklink-topic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/topic\/elon-musk\" data-name=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> demands a functional, exposed camera.<\/p>\n<p>   Based on a shared screenshot as per Owji, the ID verification process is estimated to last around five minutes, with an option to conceal the verification badge. The disclosure indicates a partnership between X and Israeli firm Au10tix for this verification functionality.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>   Reportedly, X will retain<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"manualbacklink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/elon-musks-x-suffers-major-glitch-posts-prior-to-2014-affected-heres-what-you-should-know-11692587617298.html\"> user ID images<\/a> and biometric data on its servers for a maximum of 30 days, utilizing this data primarily for safety and security, particularly in the prevention of impersonation. Additionally, this information will be shared with Au10tix to validate user identity.<\/p>\n<p>   Meanwhile, a glitch on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"manualbacklink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/elon-musks-x-suffers-major-glitch-posts-prior-to-2014-affected-heres-what-you-should-know-11692587617298.html\">Elon Musk<\/a> led social media platform has also led to the disappearance of photos and other media posted before 2014. Some angry users on X claimed that the recent glitch on X could be part of the cost-cutting measures enacted by Elon Musk&#8217;s company.<\/p>\n<p>   According to a report published in The Verge, the glitch seems to be only affecting posts prior to December 2014 with attached photos and hyperlinks that were converted using the company&#8217;s built-in URL shortener.<\/p>\n<p>   The glitch on X also affected one of the most famous tweets on the social media platform by 2014 Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres. Taken after the Oscars, the famous tweet included a selfie featuring celebrities like Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep among others. The comedian had posted the 2014 selfies with the caption, \u201cIf only Bradley&#8217;s arm was longer. Best photo ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>   \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclamerText\" id=\"disclamerArea_11692605194525\">\n<div class=\"seeless\" id=\"disclamerText_11692605194525\">\n                Catch all the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\" class=\"bold\"> Technology News<\/a> and Updates on Live Mint.<br \/>\n        Download The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/apps\" class=\"bold\">Mint News App<\/a> to get Daily <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/market\/stock-market-news\" class=\"bold\">Market Updates<\/a> &amp; Live <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/\" class=\"bold\">Business News<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/javascript:void(0)\" class=\"readMore\" id=\"readMore_11692605194525\">More<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/javascript:void(0)\" class=\"readLess\" id=\"readLess_11692605194525\">Less<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\tUpdated: 21 Aug 2023, 01:48 PM IST\n\t<\/p>\n<aside class=\"moreAbout\">Topics <\/aside>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elom Musk\u2019s X is reportedly developing identity verification features to combat impersonation. Users will need to upload their government ID and take a selfie with an uncovered camera, says the report. The process, taking around five minutes, involves collaboration with third-party company Au10tix. Users must upload a government ID copy and take a selfie, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[188,183,185,186,210,10815,11574,11630,187,184,11634,11631,189,150,182,190,157,11633,11632],"class_list":["post-139996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-blockchain-tech","tag-blockchain-technology","tag-crypto-technology","tag-cryptocurrency-technology","tag-elon-musk","tag-elon-musk-x","tag-elon-musk-x-twitter","tag-govt-id","tag-metaverse-technology","tag-nft-technology","tag-seflie-verification","tag-selfie","tag-soul-bound-token","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-token-technology","tag-twitter","tag-user-verification","tag-x-user-verfication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139996"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147487,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139996\/revisions\/147487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}