Earlier this year, Google enhanced its suite of anti-theft and data protection features with the introduction of Identity Check. The feature, as its name suggests, aims to check if the person trying ...

Identity Check offers an extra layer of protection when someone steals both your phone and your PIN. By requiring biometrics, Identity Check attempts to limit the harm bad actors could do. Google is ...

In a world where everything from dating to banking happens on your smartphone, it’s no surprise that identity verification has followed suit. What used to require an in-person visit, a stack of ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Android 16 adds stronger default protection for all users. Identity Check helps block access outside trusted locations. Advanced Protection ...

Crypto wallet used to be no more than a key to store coins. Now, it is evolving into a full-fledged identity container, ...

Although most of us think of the typical scam victim as an older person, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in ...

The change applies to new Social Security beneficiaries and those seeking to change their direct deposit information. Those who cannot verify their identity through the online "my Social Security" ...