“LinkedIn Launches Free Verification Program with Badges for Users”

2023-04-16 22:04:10

The social network communicated, on April 12, the launch of a novelty that should appeal to users. It is in fact a free program of verification, which operates by a badge the identity of a user, in order to check if the person concerned works indeed at the employer displayed on his profile.

Joining this verification race, like Twitter and Facebook, the Redmond giant is preparing to offer this new solution with the intention of helping its users to avoid impostors and no longer doubt the profiles that offer themselves. their.

These badges, blue and green, will appear with a checkmark next to the name of users who have been verified by the platform, and will be visible to all LinkedIn users. Another advantage, these will be free, unlike the verification offered by Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, something that facilitates their acquisition for recognition of legitimate accounts in the fight once morest imposters.

Thus, with a simple click and a professional email address, the employer will be verified on LinkedIn, if it is one of the 4,000 companies currently concerned. The platform will therefore send a four-digit code to this email, which the user must enter on the platform to confirm their identity.

In the same vein, it is specified that Microsoft has developed another means of attesting to the employment of users, which rhymes with badges; it is the Microsoft Entra system, which will issue from the end of April digital “identity cards” to authenticated employees of participating companies.

Thus, the identification process will be carried out via the Entra Verified ID platform. This innovative system can also be used by an employee to certify his identity and benefit from many advantages, such as visibility, credibility and reputation which will allow him, for example, to make a bank loan or obtain reductions linked to the company where he works.

According to LinkedIn, these badges aim to increase trust and transparency in the professional network, as well as to protect its users once morest possible fraud, scams or identity theft.

This initiative will surely build trust and security among potential contacts, clients or employers who want to connect or interact with the user. And it’s a first step to stand out on the platform, which is full of profiles that are constantly increasing day following day.

In other news, the United States will have access to a new mechanism that allows the use of a paid identification system, called CLEAR, to confirm the identity of everyone on the platform.

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