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Why Do Instagram and Facebook Want to See Your Photo ID?
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Over the last week, several Instagram users began reporting that the photo-sharing app was locking them out of their accounts, and asking them to confirm their identity by showing photo ID
These incidents, which CNET first covered Tuesday, were reportedly a result of Instagram’s new terms of service, which came into effect on Jan. 19.
At first, users were worried that their accounts were hacked. But Talking Points Memo confirmed Friday that the ID requests were actually legitimate, and came from Instagram and Facebook, which now owns the photo-sharing app.
“This is just a general practice for both Facebook and Instagram to request photo IDs for verification purposes depending on wh… Continue reading…
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source: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/8vBAXpb10dk/
2013-01-26 19:02:31
Source: http://someit.com/2013/01/26/why-do-instagram-and-facebook/
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