LinkedIn, the professional social networking platform, has rolled out its identity verification feature for users in India. The feature aims to enhance trust and authenticity within the professional community by verifying users’ government-issued IDs.
In a blog post, Ashutosh Gupta, LinkedIn India’s Country Manager, explained that the verification process involves having users’ government IDs validated by one of LinkedIn’s verification partners. The verification will be conducted by HyperVerge, a third-party company that utilizes DigiLocker, a digital wallet for storing government IDs such as Aadhaar. Indian users with a valid Aadhaar number and a registered Indian phone number will be eligible for ID verification.
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LinkedIn, with over 100 million users in India, emphasized that the verification process is voluntary and aims to foster trust among professionals. Gupta stated that the platform believes verification should be accessible to all LinkedIn members in India and will be offered for free.
