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Bumble heightens safety measures with new ID verification feature (techcrunch.com)
submitted 1 month ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Bumble is finally catching up with competitor Tinder with a new ID verification feature as dating app users urge for more safety measures. In addition to Bumble launched a new ID verification feature as dating app users urge for more safety measures.

Bumble is finally catching up with competitor Tinder with a new ID verification feature as dating app users urge for more safety measures. 

In addition to ID verification, the company also released three more features, including a feature that flags inappropriate messages in chat before users hit send and the ability to share date details with friends. Bumble also launched a “Discover” page dedicated to helping users find matches with similar interests.

Bumble’s new verification feature lets users submit a picture of a government-issued ID to authenticate their identity and earn a badge for their profile. This allows users to sort profiles according to those who are ID verified and also to ask their matches to complete the verification process.

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[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You’re treating your government like it’s your enemy. If that’s the case then you should obviously focus on fixing whatever caused this. It’s worth it because when that’s done we can have governments providing public services again.

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When it comes to my data, I treat everyone like they're my enemy. Some of those enemies I do have to trust with parts of my data, otherwise I couldn't live a normal life but I still would want to avoid giving a single entity (especially one that literally has power over people) too much at once.

Also, I do live in a country with plenty of public services and a more or less functioning government. Still, 20.8% voted for literal Nazis in February and no matter how often I vote for someone more sensible and how many protests I join, that probably won't make those people less hateful.

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I wouldn’t give my data to a neoliberal government because that’s not that much different from giving it to Google but maybe one day, once the dust settles. I don’t want to live in this much anxiety and it seems to be an issue for you too.