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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software

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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software

RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 14 days ago

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune

Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

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They only changed providers for the same unforgivable mistake.

They still want your driver’s license, to use fancy IRC.
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  But using k-id has been validated by third parties to NOT leave your device.
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    I don’t give a shit and neither should you.

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