Zumigo deRiskify verifies mobile and payment card ownership identity for all transactions

Zumigo released deRiskify, an application on the Shopify Platform to help merchants detect fraud from online purchases made by consumers. The online eCommerce industry has seen fraud increase significantly every year. With today’s launch, merchants can… Continue reading Zumigo deRiskify verifies mobile and payment card ownership identity for all transactions

Zumigo Assure Identity now protects more than 100M consumers from bank account takeover fraud

Zumigo, a leader in mobile device identity verification, announced that the company’s Zumigo Assure Identity solution has crossed a major milestone by protecting more than 100 million consumers from bank account takeover fraud. The company has been wor… Continue reading Zumigo Assure Identity now protects more than 100M consumers from bank account takeover fraud

Data Broker That Sold Phone Locations Used by Bounty Hunters Lobbied FCC to Scrap User Consent

Zumigo, which sold the location data of American cell phone users, wanted the FCC to remove requirements around user consent. Continue reading Data Broker That Sold Phone Locations Used by Bounty Hunters Lobbied FCC to Scrap User Consent

Google Demanded That T-Mobile, Sprint Not Sell Google Fi Customers’ Location Data

Google’s phone, text, and data service relies on infrastructure provided by T-Mobile and Sprint. A Motherboard investigation found both telcos selling customers’ location data that ultimately ended up in the hands of bounty hunters. Continue reading Google Demanded That T-Mobile, Sprint Not Sell Google Fi Customers’ Location Data

Verizon to Stop Sharing Customer Location Data With Third Parties

In the wake of a scandal involving third-party companies leaking or selling precise, real-time location data on virtually all Americans who own a mobile phone, the four major wireless carriers have responded to requests from a U.S. senator for more details about how the carriers are managing access to this extremely sensitive information. While three out of four providers said they had cancelled data sharing agreements with some of the offending companies, only one — Verizon — pledged to terminate all of them and initiate a wholesale review of their location data-sharing practices. Continue reading Verizon to Stop Sharing Customer Location Data With Third Parties