Twitter increases your safety - El Periódico de Catalunya

LAURA class=”fecha”> Following a tweet

spread fake two explosions nonexistent in White House from the U.S. agency account Associated Press (AP) Twitter has decided to take action by activating a new account authentication.

The logo of Twitter. Kimihiro HOSHINO | AFP

Some young people write on their mobile phones. FILE / JOAN PUIG

This is a new option for Twitter users because they can verify their password in two steps. When the tweeters enters the social network page should do with your regular password, and then a second check will asking for a phone number and email address . Subsequently, users must reconfirm their identity by entering a six-digit code for each Twitter offer smartphone .

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Although social network has increased safety, recalls in his blog Twitter users must use passwords and address safety tips. It’s on this page which explains the new authentication process, which is similar to the security tools introduced by Facebook , Google and Microsoft .

To date, there have been many reviews it has received Twitter for lack of this system, as many of the users of this network are political activists, advertisers and news agencies around the world that may disseminate information easily.

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What happened to the tweet of Associated Press and the explosion of the White House, it is an exceptional case. In fact, in January 2012 it was discovered that an Italian journalist Twitter accounts impersonating five ministers Spanish: Cristóbal Montoro , Luis de Guindos , José Manuel García -Margallo , Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón and Jorge Fernandez Diaz . Also in August the Twitter accounts of several players like David de Gea , Rafael Marquez , Sergio Aguero , Daniel Alves Bojan Krikic and Javier Mascherano as well as the artist Pablo Alboran and group Van Gogh’s ear , also were attacked by an anonymous user who supplanted his identity on the net and started posting fake messages on your behalf.