Issue 1 · 22 October 2026
Profile Back: Google reportedly tests government ID upload for verification
This week's issue covers one item. Search Engine Roundtable reports that Google is testing a new way to verify a Google Business Profile. It would add to the methods that already exist.
Google reportedly testing government ID upload as a Business Profile verification method
Search Engine Roundtable reported that Google is testing a new Google Business Profile verification method. Owners would upload a photo of their government ID. The option is described as an addition to the existing methods. Those are phone or text, email, live video call and mail.
Sources: www.seroundtable.com (20 October 2026)