Beginning today, all U.S.-based LinkedIn users will have the option to verify their identity with CLEAR using their government-issued ID and a live selfie. After verification on the CLEAR platform, users who affirm their identity will have a visible indicator by their name confirming their identity has been verified by CLEAR. This will help job seekers and businesses across the nation know the people they are interacting with on LinkedIn are who they say they are.
Identity verification is already core to many aspects of our lives, from flying to renting a car, to going to your doctor’s office. CLEAR is proud to partner with public and private entities, helping make this process safe and easy for individuals at airports (working with the TSA), and beyond like car rental companies, stadiums and entertainment venues, health systems and now LinkedIn.
Why It Matters:
- Safeguarding Your Identity: Protecting your identity online is of the utmost importance – especially since job applications often require users to submit personal information about themselves, their social security number or other personal identification markers. CLEAR is leveraging its identity verification technology that you have seen in airports, entertainment venues, hotels and other places, to now protect job seekers and organizations online – free of charge.
- Powering Digital Trust: CLEAR is helping to increase trust online, a space that has been increasingly impacted by individuals and companies misrepresenting who they really are, whether to promote themselves, their business schemes or their information agendas.
- Protecting Small Businesses: This partnership is important for individuals and companies across the country, especially small businesses that are actively trying to hire new employees and may be at risk of receiving fake applications online.
For more information, read the press release online: https://ir.clearme.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/66/linkedin-partners-with-clear-to-enhance-digital-safety