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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.
