Facebook Offers a Verification System Certifying to Other Users That You're a Real Human (lifehacker.com)
- Reference: 0184677136
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/07/25/064249/facebook-offers-a-verification-system-certifying-to-other-users-that-youre-a-real-human
- Source link: https://lifehacker.com/tech/you-can-now-verify-your-facebook-account-with-a-video-selfie
> "You record a short video selfie, which we check against your existing profile photos to confirm a match. The process is free and typically takes just a few minutes. Accounts must meet our trust and safety standards to qualify for verification...." Once verified, your badge will appear across the places on Facebook where it matters most: Marketplace, Dating, Groups, and Profile to start. Over time, we'll add badges in Feed posts as well. There's no subscription fee — you verify once, and the badge travels with you across Facebook... [Y]ou'll see the Verified badge on accounts that have completed the verification process... It's a quick, visible signal, before you respond to a listing, accept a date, or join a conversation, that there's a real person on the other end.
"We're rolling out Facebook Verified in phases, starting in select markets with plans to expand globally..." their announcement adds. "As AI makes it easier to do more on Facebook, a clear signal that distinguishes real people becomes essential. That's what Facebook Verified is for: keeping the moments that matter on Facebook grounded in real people."
[2] Lifehacker shares their reaction :
> Facebook says it will store your selfie video for "up to 30 days" after verification, which is a one-time process. It's not entirely clear what happens with that video in the meantime, and it's worth noting that Meta has relied on user data [3]to train its AI . Meta AI (and Meta more broadly) [4]is a terrible offender when it comes to privacy and security, so you should consider whether the tradeoff of a verification mark is worth handing over more of your data and read the privacy policy before you agree.
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> Google also [5]launched a video selfie verification feature this week, though its purpose is to prove your identity should you get locked out of your account. Unlike Facebook Verified, which is meant to be a trust signal to other users, Google's selfie verification allows access to your entire Google account, bringing with it some additional security considerations.
[1] https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/introducing-facebook-verified/
[2] https://lifehacker.com/tech/you-can-now-verify-your-facebook-account-with-a-video-selfie
[3] https://lifehacker.com/tech/change-meta-ai-photo-permissions-setting
[4] https://lifehacker.com/tech/meta-now-lets-anyone-generate-ai-images-with-your-instagram-posts
[5] https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-video-selfie-account
Much better way to verify you're human (Score:5, Insightful)
A much better way is not to use any Meta services.
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Agreed, but the worry is that eventually so many things will require age verification that unless you do it, you will end up excluded from large parts of society or even the economy.
Actually the transition away from cash is another example of people being economically excluded, because they can't get a card for whatever reason (the main one being that they are a child).
Racist! (Score:2)
How dare they discriminate against us lizard people!
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Translation (Score:5, Insightful)
"We have your photos, but we really need multiple angles with consistent lighting and background to train our AI. Also, as per company policy, fuck you, you're all morons."
-Zuck
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> fuck you, you're all morons
Seeing how people are still knowingly on FB, is he wrong?
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I didn't say he was wrong. I should be more specific and say that he is not incorrect.
He's still 'wrong' as a human being.
I have been disappeared. (Score:2)
After a decade or so on FB, I was booted off. They told me I had to prove I wasn't a bot by sending them a video. I declined. I was on FB because it was a convenient way to keep in touch with old friends now scattered across the globe. My friends knew who I was. There is no reason I would need to prove anything to anyone. FB seems to have deleted my account and 10 years worth of posts. None of my friends can find me anymore and I cannot log in. I have been disappeared. Oh well.
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I don't have a lot of friends, but I tend to doubt most people do. Many people have a lot of friendly acquaintances.
My friends are people I keep in touch with and don't need social media for each of us to remember the other exists.
This is Extortion (Score:1)
FB: Give us all your data or you won't be able to browse Internet.
Think about this for a minute.... seriously... (Score:2)
They know who the bots are and yet hey are letting them stay on the platform. Let that sink in.
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One of their partners wants a comprehensive biometrics database, perhaps.
Flock, perhaps.
A certain foreign military, perhaps.
They could make this all local in their app with cryptographic attestation but for 'some reason' they want the data on their servers for 30 days.
Ten percent of the population will be highly skeptical.
A high trust society is quite valuable but it trains people to not look out for parasites.
"Verified" (Score:3)
So they verify that a human was involved in creating the account. (They told me they already did that, though?) That doesn't say anything about the content that account goes on to post.
It works out well for Facebook, giving the impression that their site has real users. But I feel bad for people seeing the checkmarks and thinking that indicates some kind of legitimacy.
Tell us AI slop has overwhelmed your site. (Score:2)
..without telling us AI slop is overwhelming your site.
"Privacy" risks (Score:3)
To me, they are overstated. If you have already published your profile photos on such platforms, would you really care if Facebook saw a short clip of your face? You lost your privacy ages ago when you uploaded the photos in the first place.
a couple of things (Score:2)
First, if the method is a video selfie, couldn't an AI video be used to fake it?
Second, do I care if people believe I'm real or not?
badges? (Score:2)
We don need to show you no steenkin badges!
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That is why this was always destined to fail as an authentication mechanism. And anyone smart enough to code it already knows this - which is why you know the real reason is to collect training data for AI, not to create a robust and secure authentication system.
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I'm concerned that point has already been achieved and this verification system is going to be insufficient.