Facebook acquires ID authentication firm

Nicholas Fearn
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Facebook to get a better insight into advertisers

American social media giant Facebook has acquired a Boston-based software company that authenticates identification cards issued by the government. On Tuesday, Confirm Inc. announced that it had...

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