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Do not comply.
Do not share your ID or biometric data with abusive platforms requesting it. You have a choice to say no, complain, and leave.
This is an important act of resistance for the future of humanity.
This isn't just about privacy, this is also about safety, diversity, democracy, and human rights.
#Privacy #MassSurveillance #HumanRights #Fascism #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification
@catsalad @Em0nM4stodon Cc @FirewallDragons for this article
The link to the original blog posting:
https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona
The only winning move is not to play.
@simonzerafa @Em0nM4stodon Thank you! I'm way more interested in the researcher's published finding :3
Use the Source! 😉
I need to finish reading the article, but the bits I did read were interesting.
Biometrics are more taken than asked for is my theory.
retnal scanning, face scanning, all of it is as old as computer science. When has permission ever been given?
Discord has been in the news from the beginning about research on the methods.
people just don't care since they just want their apps.
shiny new smelling apps any app.... ..
then, people are taught that as long as it's a private sector endeavor it must be good for you.
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Boosted, and I hope everyone in the Fediverse sees it
@Em0nM4stodon Just do not do so.
No system is safe. No one guarantees privacy and data keep.
can we make this the hashtag when referring to things?
or would something like #IDBackdoor, or #PrivacyBackdoor make more sense to the average person on the street?
either way, the point is, #ageverification sounds way too nice for what it actually entails in practice and #deanonymization sounds too posh
actually #LegalBackdoor makes more sense, because these laws are unironically a security issue that forces admins to adopt questionable security practices that are then exploited by crackers.
(then again, if that happened, the governments could also have admins on the hook for bad data management if a breach happened...)
@Em0nM4stodon all stuff which the west prides itself on and forces onto the entire world, meanwhile doin exactly the opposite of that.
@Em0nM4stodon This this this. I just came back to the fediverse after fully leaving Meta and Snapchat ++ behind. I guess I’m leaving Discord soon too.
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We need to boycott any platforms that request personally identifying information. They won't stop doing it until we hit them where it hurts - in the wallet.
@Phracker2Art @Em0nM4stodon “but my friends are there” well, get more and better friends.
@codinghorror @Em0nM4stodon
Too many people chose to stay on Twitter after Elon Musk took over, because all their friends were on that platform.
@codinghorror @Phracker2Art @Em0nM4stodon Or give them somewhere else to go.
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Check out the list of companies that can access ALL OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA through the most popular facial tracking company, Persona:
@Em0nM4stodon if it is something you WANT to see for any valid reason including curiosity* figure out how to get it surreptitiously...an easy example is to troll friends online who have consumed the info already, there are many ways to procure content, foia and lawsuits being legal, and of course I would never advocate breaking any laws.
Especially now. For all our protection.
But encourage the little daily praxes as a way to stay aware, nimble and reàdy for good opportunities
*As long as the curiosities are not, like, Epstein class
@Em0nM4stodon That’s deep. I never thought about it like that. Saying no to sharing my data feels kinda rebellious now. Power to the people!
@Em0nM4stodon Whenever I see discussions about online ID/age verification come up, I tend to see a few people speaking up about ZKP (zero knowledge proofs). Admittedly, I know almost nothing about it, but a cursory read on the subject makes it sound like it could be a solution to the problem.
Of course, this is assuming that one takes the stated/claimed problems (e.g. protecting age-restricted spaces from those who are underage) at face value. When it's more likely that the goal of these programs is broad surveillance and control, which nobody would willingly accept if it was presented so plainly.
@Em0nM4stodon Another example is LinkedIn
@Em0nM4stodon looking at you, #Discord
@Em0nM4stodon Remember these cowards for years told you that it was too costly & complex to follow laws to keep you safe.
Tech bros when the law protects consumers: "It's too hard, there's nothing we can do"
Tech bros when the law wants them to narc to fascists: "We must comply right away, so tomorrow we're globally rolling out our new Buttverify system, our new ai agent that crawls up your anus and takes a picture to send to your country's Customs agency."
