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miiCard Product Update May 2012

3 reasons to revisit miiCard

1. It's even easier to validate your ID

To get the most out of your miiCard it is important to validate your real identity. A new step-by-step wizard and some behind the scenes improvements to Financial Validations, where you validate your identity, makes this even easier.

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Twitter verification and the real identity issue in social media

The Twitter verification process and real identity issues on social networks has come under scrutiny recently by popular technology news site Digital Trends. 

Earlier this month they reported on the Sarah Phillips scandal, where the real identity of this media personality who was writing for ESPN, as well as assuming various aliases and pulling a series of internet scams, is still unkown.

Verify your Twitter account with these easy tips

If you are on Twitter chances are you know about Twitter Verification – the official blue verified tick badge given to highly sought celebrities and public figures, or those at risk of impersonation, to establish authenticity of identities.

While many people long to see the blue check beside their profile, and some resort to fake verification, there are a couple of easy ways to verify your Twitter account as your own.

eBay bid leaves Gordon over £3K out of pocket

As the value of our transactions increase on online auction and classifieds sites, the greater the risk of fraud, as Gordon discovered when he tried to buy a tractor on eBay.

Gordon (not his real name), 51, is a Company Director in Midlothian, Scotland. He is married and has two children. Gordon had been looking for a compact tractor to help manage his extensive garden, and one to which he could add a snowplough for the winter months.

Tips for safe online transactions on eBay & Craigslist

Guest blogger David Bakke is a finance and technology contributor for Money Crashers, listed as one of the top personal finance blogs.

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