Facebook acquires ID authentication startup Confirm.io

Facebook has confirmed to TechCrunch that it’s acquired…Confirm.io. The startup offered an API that let other companies quickly verify someone’s government issued identification card like a driver’s license was authentic. The Boston-based startup will shut down as it’s rolled into Facebook. Confirm.io had raised at least $4 million from investors including Cava Capital. The money …

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