Facebook buys a company that verifies government IDs
Facebook has snapped up a software firm that created tools allowing startups to instantly authenticate driver's licenses and other government IDs. The social network said that Boston-based Confirm's "technology and expertise will support [its] ongoing efforts to keep [its] community safe." According to Reuters , the smaller company's 26-or-so employees are joining Facebook, which makes sense, considering Confirm has already shut down its office and software offerings. However, the acquisition's terms remain unclear, and neither side has revealed how the social network will use the ID verification technology. Before you panic and think that Facebook will ask for your ID in the near future, note that Confirm's technology has other potential applications. Reuters notes that the acquisition is "a step that may help the social media company learn more about the people who buy ads on its network" since as it is, all you need to buy ads is a credit...