{"id":35368,"date":"2022-07-24T12:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=35368"},"modified":"2022-07-24T12:35:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:35:36","slug":"facebook-why-is-facebook-making-me-confirm-my-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-why-is-facebook-making-me-confirm-my-identity","title":{"rendered":"Facebook &#8211; Why is Facebook Making Me Confirm My Identity?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3197176c1d7\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3197176c1d7\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3197176c1d7\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-why-is-facebook-making-me-confirm-my-identity\/#Facebook_-_Why_is_Facebook_Making_Me_Confirm_My_Identity\" title=\"Facebook &#8211; Why is Facebook Making Me Confirm My Identity?\">Facebook &#8211; Why is Facebook Making Me Confirm My Identity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-why-is-facebook-making-me-confirm-my-identity\/#Verify_your_identity_on_Facebook\" title=\"Verify your identity on Facebook\">Verify your identity on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-why-is-facebook-making-me-confirm-my-identity\/#Sign_up_for_a_personal_Facebook_account\" title=\"Sign up for a personal Facebook account\">Sign up for a personal Facebook account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-why-is-facebook-making-me-confirm-my-identity\/#Upload_a_photo_ID\" title=\"Upload a photo ID\">Upload a photo ID<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-why-is-facebook-making-me-confirm-my-identity\/#Fix_a_problem_with_Facebooks_identity_verification_process\" title=\"Fix a problem with Facebook&#8217;s identity verification process\">Fix a problem with Facebook&#8217;s identity verification process<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook_-_Why_is_Facebook_Making_Me_Confirm_My_Identity\"><\/span>Facebook &#8211; Why is Facebook Making Me Confirm My Identity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NJ3pVnI.png\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Why is Facebook making me confirm my identity\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; max-width:34% margin:0px 10px; max-height:301px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>This article will show you how to fix Facebook&#8217;s identity verification problem. You&#8217;ll learn how to sign up for a personal Facebook account, upload your photo ID, and fix a problem that prevents you from completing the process. You&#8217;ll also learn how to avoid being asked to prove your identity by Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, you can read about the steps to fix it here.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verify_your_identity_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Verify your identity on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The process of Facebook verification requires you to upload two photo files and your email address. You will be notified by email if the verification has been successful or not. If you&#8217;ve not received an email from Facebook within 48 hours, try re-entering your account. The process will take anywhere from 48 to 45 hours. You can then use your verified Facebook account to interact with friends and family. But be aware that there are some risks associated with Facebook&#8217;s credential verification process.<\/p>\n<p>If you forget your password, Facebook offers several recovery options that can help you regain access to your account. You can send a text message to your phone to verify your identity or choose an email recovery option. Then, follow the steps provided to retrieve your account. You will be sent a verification code which you will need to enter to restore access to your account. After you&#8217;ve verified your identity on Facebook, you will be able to access your account again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sign_up_for_a_personal_Facebook_account\"><\/span>Sign up for a personal Facebook account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook requires you to provide some form of personal identification to verify your identity. These may include your birth certificate, driver&#8217;s license, passport, green card, social security card, bank statement, and even medical records. While Facebook says the forms of id that you upload are encrypted, some users are concerned that hackers could gain access to their account. For this reason, Facebook asks that you sign up for a personal Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p>After you have registered, you can go to the Facebook settings page to confirm your identity. Click on &#8220;Security Check&#8221; at the top-right corner of the title bar. In the next window, click on &#8220;Login with email&#8221; and follow the instructions. Once you have signed in, you&#8217;ll be prompted to enter a security code. Repeat these steps until you receive a code.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upload_a_photo_ID\"><\/span>Upload a photo ID<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can confirm your identity on Facebook by uploading a photo of your ID. Depending on the country you&#8217;re from, you can upload your driving license, passport, green card, marriage certificate, or national ID card. Facebook says your photos are encrypted, but there has been a recent security breach that has exposed more than half a billion accounts. The flaw in these accounts could have given hackers access to as many as 14 million Facebook users.<\/p>\n<p>It may take several days for the social media site to verify your identity. This is because Facebook uses automated face recognition to determine whether your photo is real. Once verified, the company will delete your verification photo. In the meantime, Facebook will check if your photos match the digital signature of the person in the photo. If the photo matches the person in the photo, Facebook will proceed to verify your identity and you can access your account once again.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fix_a_problem_with_Facebooks_identity_verification_process\"><\/span>Fix a problem with Facebook&#8217;s identity verification process<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve encountered an issue with the identity verification process on Facebook, you should first try to log in to your account on an old device. Sometimes, users encounter the message &#8220;Please confirm your identity&#8221; when using a new device. In this case, they can simply click the &#8220;Continue&#8221; tab and follow the instructions. You can also try a different method, such as using a mobile phone number.<\/p>\n<p>Another possible fix is to wait a day to login. Waiting a day may help you get your account back. This solution does not work for everyone, and you could end up wasting a day. 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