Summary: Twitter is phasing out its free text message two-factor authentication (2FA) and putting the feature behind a paywall, prompting security experts to advise Twitter users to switch to other authentication methods.<br> <br> How data brokers are selling sensitive mental health data for a few hundred dollars with little attempt to hide identifying information such as names and addresses. A new report highlights how some firms are offering the data for as low as $275 for information on 5,000 people, and Congress has yet to pass significant legislation on data brokers.<br> <br> Meta (formerly Facebook) has launched a new program called Meta Verified which aims to unify verification across all of the company's platforms. Users can pay a monthly fee to verify their presence on Facebook and Instagram by submitting their government ID.
