Twitter stepping up mobile securityAugust 6, 2013 - 23:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Twitter is stepping up mobile security once again with another feature aimed at improving (and simplifying) user and login authentication, ZDNet reports. The new two-factor option bypasses texting (and even a phone number) altogether in favor of solely an Internet connection through the combination of push notifications and in-app approvals. Basically, Twitter users can verify their identities across multiple Twitter accounts through a backup code generated after turning on "Login Verification" in the app settings menu. After enrolling, users can go through the Twitter application to approve requests each time when signing in to Twitter.com with your username and password. The announcement follows up the introduction of what is becoming a more traditional feature for login verification from multiple devices and channels: random codes sent to the user's mobile number via SMS, ZDNet says. That feature rolled out towards the end of May following some widely-reported attacks on targets ranging from The White House to the Associated Press to more than 250,000 users at large earlier this year.The microblogging giant is also baking in a few other features with this software upgrade. Search is being stepped up on both iOS and Android with a new photo gallery in search along with suggestions based on social context and connections to other users. For iOS only, along with some basic performance enhancements, the same photo gallery will appear on user profiles in order to display all of someone’s photos in one place. iOS users can also manage lists within the app. Both updates are now available to download from the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |