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.
ID verification using a picture taken of the ID is practically worthless. It is trivial to fake.
Back in 2009, I had changed my name “too many times” on my Facebook account and had to verify my name using my ID. I (14 at the time) just sent a quick Photoshop job and they accepted it, no problem.
I can imagine the people doing the verification don’t get paid very well even today.