It's critical to our mission to maintain a high quality, trusted, and secure platform to allow real people to participate in the testing and feedback processes for tomorrow's best new products.
We began implementing ID verifications to continue to provide the highest quality testing platform, where all of our clients can trust the quality of the results and use the data to make important decisions about their products.
When do I need to do an ID verification?
In general, most users will only need to do an ID Verification once. Some trusted users may not be asked to do one. ID verifications can be prompted in several situations:
Some tests will require that the users that participate have done an ID verification in the past
Before receiving a reward payout
If you are using a VPN, proxy, or iCloud Private Relay
Other situations that may require additional security / confidence
How does ID verification help make BetaTesting more secure and trusted?
Ensures that each tester can only have one account on BetaTesting
In combination with IP address detection and other methods, helps validate tester location
Ensures that each tester is who they say they are
Ensures that each tester is >= 18 years old
Limits bots
Limits fraudulent activity
How does ID verification help quality testers?
Honest testers that do a great job will get more invites. Clients will continue to get high quality feedback and testing that they can trust in order to improve their products. This will only lead to more tests with more great clients.
Without requiring ID verification, in the future platforms like BetaTesting will soon be overrun with AI, bots, and fraudsters, and there will not be any tests available for real, quality people.
What company provides the ID verification services?
BetaTesting partners with Onfido to provide ID verification services. Onfido is owned by Entrust, a global leader in trusted payments, identities, and data security. You can learn about Onfido security, compliance, and certifications here: https://onfido.com/security/.
The entire verification process takes place through the Onfido platform. On BetaTesting, we only store the basic results of your ID check:
Approval status (approved, declined, etc)
Country
Name
We don't store any other info, as the full process takes place through Onfido and the data is stored securely on Onfido.