Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 27, 2013 | Bill Mullins …

Facebook, Instagram Ask More Users to Verify Accounts with Photo IDs – No, it’s not a clever phishing scam — if Facebook or Instagram suspends your account and wants to see your photo ID, you’ll have to send in a picture. Never lose your smartphone photos, enable a free auto-upload service – It used to be quite a chore to find, backup, and share your camera phone photos, but today there are clients that make the process automatic so you should never lose any photos taken with your smartphone. There are multiple free solutions so get at least one installed and setup on your smartphone today.

Google acquires online virus scanning service Virustotal

My go to service for scanning individual files online for malicious code is VirusTotal. It scans files that you upload to it with 42 different antivirus engines that include the majority of popular engines of the industry. Scanning usually does not take long, with results more often than not displayed near instantly after the file has been uploaded to the service.

Fresh Android Apps for June 13: Songkick Concerts, Virus Total, Spotify update

In a musically-themed Fresh Apps, never miss your favorite artist when they come to town with the handy Songkick Concerts app. Also, we’ve got VirusTotal which can ensure your phone stays free of viruses, trojans and malware. Finally, we’re back to the music with a complete overhaul to the already-popular Spotify app