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Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile & Sprint reveal mobile authentication platform to launch this year - One World Identity

Remember when, earlier this year, the main US carriers Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint (as the "Mobile Authentication Taskforce”) announced their plan to launch a mobile authentication solution that will be available to consumers by the end of 2018. The idea of it is to securely authenticate users by using their mobile number, IP address, SIM card attributes and so on, using machine learning and so forth to reduce the risks in mobile commerce.

(They said at the time that the service would be interoperable with the GSMA’s Mobile Connect scheme, which is great).

Well, they’ve now announced their “Project Verify” which will deliver authentication in mobile apps, negating the need for a traditional password. You can see the attraction for users: it means major convenience.

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