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This post is part of a series titled, ‘Future of Communications,’ and is brought to you by Nexmo.

In the social media era it’s extremely easy to assume a false identity by signing up for a service, making up a name and uploading a photo of random person off the Web. Phone number verification is a measure that can be applied to any service or application to achieve an extra layer of security. It works by sending a one-time password (OTP) over a separate communication channel (SMS or voice), versus the IP channel (Internet) used by the application. The user then has to input the temporary password into the application to verify their identity. Using this channel provides…

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