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@aral @lain The same one that turned out to just be rebranded Bluesky? So the one where scans of your passport would be stored using American protocols, if not on American servers?

@aral @lain
I might not be able to get my passport because of the positive test results. Can I get European passports while I'm here in #Gaza? 😄🍉🇵🇸

@aral
Look. No matter who's running it, or where it's hosted, if it's run for profit, you're the product. It's as simple as that.
Just stay the fuck away from it.
@lain

@aral thank you for speaking up! Also see @_elena's post: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116537351402947996

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@aral on a somewhat related note LinkedIn wants me to upload my ID to be able to close my account because I do not agree with uploading my ID to continue to use it… and you need an unblocked account to contact the DPO to exercise your rights which implies… uploading the ID. Kind of a catch-22

@aral @lain 😂😂I don't have a passport

@aral @lain@lain.com as it was said: mr gorbachev, tear that bullshit down

@aral no need for surveillance if everything gets provided
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@aral @lain
*Donnie Darko at the therapist meme*
- I launched a new european social network
- New social network, or the modal foundation trying to peddle the same fucking atproto relay again?
- The modal foundation again

https://www.modalfoundation.org/

@aral @lain

US fascism dressed in EU clothing.

@aral Assuming W is only for EU citizens, how else could they verify your citizenship?
(I still would not do this)

@aral

@lain
Since I read the info on the verification process, supposedly fully on device, and user name options (real or something else) for now I tend to give it the benefit of doubt. It might even reduce malicious fake accounts.

@aral @lain
"Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked,Public’s Data Sold on Dark Web"—"sweeping national digital ID system has been hacked"—"public’s sensitive data already being sold"

"alarm over the risks of centralized control as governments worldwide push similar schemes"

"called BankID.BankID is the single authentication system used by millions of Swedes for banking,taxes,government services,and digital signatures."

"leaked material includes source code,passwords,and encryption keys tied to systems supporting BankID logins for the Swedish Tax Agency.BankID is not a niche tool as it serves as the backbone of Sweden’s digital infrastructure.More than 8.6 million people in a country of just over 10 million rely on it for daily life,creating what critics warn is a dangerous single point of failure."

"Officials Downplay Incident Despite Serious Exposure"

https://www.voicemedia.global/article/sweden-s-digital-id-system-hacked-public-s-data-sold-on-dark-web

@aral @lain What could possibly go wrong 🙄

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@aral @lain still superior to anything meta controls as idiotic as as that sounds. It’s all legalized theft just like ai is.

@aral @lain It’s just Bluesky wearing a disguise.

Euro-washing, sovereignty-washing.. Cashing in on fear.

@aral This is such a joke. 😂

@aral @lain they say ID scan is verified on device. If that's true, that could be a good thing.
I've enjoyed using Facebook once, when nobody had a problem posting under their real name, when there was no spam or ads.

@aral @lain it's a good thing no official and commercial databases have leaked with millions of official documents of real people that could allow to bad actors to register as "real verified humans"