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Tinder and Zoom deploy iris-scanning technology as a biometric verification method to verify users are human and prevent AI bot infiltration
Hacker News · April 18, 2026
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- •Dating and video conferencing platforms Tinder and Zoom are implementing eye-scan biometric verification to authenticate human users
- •The 'proof of humanity' technology uses iris recognition to distinguish real people from AI-generated or bot accounts
- •Biometric verification aims to combat the growing problem of AI bots infiltrating platforms and impersonating users
- •This represents an escalating arms race between platforms and AI technology to control user authenticity and platform integrity
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